[nmglug] firewall distribution

Eric Krieger eric.krieger at charterco.com
Thu Feb 14 09:19:56 PST 2008


Call me crazy but does any one else think that Endian looks exactly like
ipcop with a customized skin?  I mean the interface are extremely
similar even the tab option are the same.

Eric

 

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Subject: Re: [nmglug] firewall distribution

IpCop looks promising but I would like to avoid the third party plugin
hell, although I know it can have advantages. I have been looking at
endian -> http://www.endian.com/en/community/

anyone use it? Andres, how do you think this compares to ipcop?



Andres Paglayan wrote:
> ipcop is the way to go,
> some of the features you want are available as plugins, probably 
> you'll want OpenVPN and the snort plugin,
>
>
> On Feb 13, 2008, at 3:17 PM, jason schaefer wrote:
>
>   
>> Hello
>>
>> I am looking for a firewall distribution. Last time I did this was a 
>> few years back and I used smoothwall and did not like its 
>> inflexibility and need for endless plugins for added features. Also, 
>> I am disapointed in Smoothwall's website and forum. Its very 
>> difficult to get quick answers and reliable information. It was easy 
>> to setup and use though and it might be better now. Before I go 
>> installing different firewall distros and deciding for myself. I 
>> wanted to ask people their experience.
>>
>> here are some of the features I want:
>> web-based config
>> virtual interfaces
>> vpn
>> web content filtering
>> built-in bandwidth graphs
>> traffic shaping
>> intrusion detection
>> hard drive based
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
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