[gentoo-user] new linux router

[James <wireless@tampabay.rr.com>]

Hello,

It's time to build a new router. Surely, I would just like to
purchase hardware and run a minimized or embedded gentoo on it
along with iptables and a few other packages. But, I got to reading
and well it seems much has changed. Dansguardian is deprecated?
If I add protection above layer 3, what is the best route (pun intended)
to protect some winblows systems? And I need the ability to dynamically
block some gaming sites (kids playing too many hours of video).....

Then I read about NFtables....... [1]
And there is more. So, being a bit busy what would folks recommend
for purchase (I really do not need another project at this time)?
I've used routers with ebtables in the past too.


I'd like to be  able to download some open source linux to the router
hardware if updates and pathces are not maintained by the vendor?
That way I do not purchase something that is to be abandoned in
a few years by the vendor.

It's just a small home/office so 3x100Mb E would be fine, but GigE
ports would be better. I'm flexible on the CPU/arch of the hardware,
so all discussion and suggestions are welcome. In an idealized world
I'd pay extra for a gentoo_derivative based router; but all I find
is the WRT, devil_linux and such, nothing really cool and interesting.

Anyone used lilblue or pentoo as the basis for a firewalled_router?

A purchase is what I really want, but some hacking, if absolutely
necessary, would be ok too. Ideas?

curiously,
James

[1] http://netfilter.org/projects/nftables/