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It's against what you requested, but I'd lean heavily toward a hardware product unless there's a really good reason.<br><br>What are you presently using for a router? &nbsp;Have you confirmed that it will allow you to push a VPN through it? &nbsp;Many ISP-provided ones won't or make it very difficult.<br><br>
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software firewall of choice is pfsense.
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The really good reason is that now that remote work is very common, there is no time to install a hardware product. <br>The remote systems can be accessed remotely, however I would like something more secure than what is being used now. <br>Therefore I have asked for an alternative to a hardware appliance. <br>And yes the router allows for outside access.&nbsp;
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Thanks so I chose no software since nothing good apparently is to be found out there...&nbsp;
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What are some secure VPN/Firewall host /server software that can be used as a good alternative to a hardware product?<br />
And if something is suggest, which client software would you recommend?
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What are some secure VPN/Firewall host /server software that can be used as a good alternative to a hardware product?
And if something is suggest, which client software would you recommend?

What would you recommend as a good VPN/Firewall software to install as opposed to a hardware VPN/Firewall

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Hardware

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