[TriLUG] best router / firewall distro

[Jeff Groves]

Mixed metaphor alert!  "Soup to nuts" and "nuts and bolts" were mixed in 
the previous message.

Jeff G.

Dean Price wrote:

> I currently use Clarkconnect  /  http://www.clarkconnect.com
>
> I have also used IPCop and is worth mentioning  /  http://www.ipcop.org/
>
> Personnally Clarkconnect has a complete nuts to bolts system and a 
> nice webconfiguration util to boot
>
> Thank You,
> Dean Price
> deano at price4.org
>
>
>
> Ryan Wheaton wrote:
>
>> Hey guys.
>>
>> just another monday.  I'm currently running a 486 with smoothwall for 
>> a all in one router / firewall system, and I like it fine, but it's 
>> an older version and it's time to upgrade.  Was thinking of just 
>> putting the newer version of Smoothwall on there, but wanted to get 
>> everyone's recommendations.  Unless a better candidate comes along, I 
>> think it's between SmoothWall and *m0n0wall.  I like the options and 
>> BSD security offered by m0n0wall, and have read good things, but I've 
>> heard that it's hard to get set up?  Note that i'm not all that 
>> experienced with BSD's but linux is a familiar home.
>>
>> best,
>> rtw
>> *
>
>

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