Building a home firewall router is a right of passage for any geek. We all start out with a retail device from one of the major vendors like Linksys or Netgear but soon outgrow the limited capabilities.

For many geeks the next level is flashing their router with a custom firmware such as the popular DD-WRT. This unlocks the full potential of the router's hardware but still don't offer the features and flexibility of an enterprise class firewall.