Topic: Off topic question

[Teviot]

Can anyone tell me of more firewall software/operation systems like IPCOP and SMOOTHWALL??

Sorry for putting this here, I didn't know where else to put this post

Adrian

[dsemuk]

Have a look on distrowatch.com

Dave

[ajkeane]

http://www.efw.it/

Endian Firewall is a "turn-key" linux security distribution that turns every system into a full featured security appliance. The software has been designed with "usability in mind" and is very easy to install, use and manage, without losing its flexibility.

The features include a stateful packet inspection firewall, application-level proxies for various protocols (HTTP, POP3, SMTP) with antivirus support, virus and spamfiltering for email traffic (POP and SMTP), content filtering of Web traffic and a "hassle free" VPN solution (based on OpenVPN). The main advantage of Endian Firewall is that it is a pure "Open Source" solution that is commercially supported by Endian.

The software is released under GPL License.

This looks very promising.

[p-jones]

Smoothwall is essentially commercial. IPCop is GPL. Both have their own websites - try a google.
IPCop is VERY good. www.ipcop.org

HTH
Peter

[duncan]

m0n0wall.

Personally I would go with one of these

Firewall
VPN
Bandwidth management
Portforwarding
Other stuff

[MSmith]

SOHO firewall appliances have become so inexpensive that it almost doesn't make sense to run a PC, even an old one, as just a firewall anymore.  Power, noise, heat, etc.  I have replaced all the firewall PCs I used to use with simple routers or, where VPN connections are needed, either with Snapgear Cyberguard VPN-capable routers or Linksys BEFVP41s for WANs tunnelled over the Internet.  That Endian distro did look interesting though!