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Smooth Wall firewall/router
Posted: Mon Dec 06, 2004 8:46 pm
by crumsteel
I have an extra computer and was thinking about trying smooth wall. Does anyone have any experience with it? Currently I am using a siemens router and thought I might get more options/features with smooth wall.
http://www.smoothwall.org/
Posted: Mon Dec 06, 2004 9:34 pm
by bluefugue
Considering my misadventures with D-Link I would be interested to hear about other brands as well...
Posted: Mon Dec 06, 2004 10:52 pm
by LawBeefaroni
I'm missing the hardware/router connection. Looks like a software firewall to me.
Posted: Mon Dec 06, 2004 10:56 pm
by crumsteel
LawBeefaroni wrote:I'm missing the hardware/router connection. Looks like a software firewall to me.
hopefully I understand correct.
You use a pc with 2 nic's that is dedicated to being your router/firewall. It is software, but so is you linksys router without the hardware provided.
Posted: Mon Dec 06, 2004 11:06 pm
by LawBeefaroni
Ahh, I see.
So you turn one PC into a router, basically. Cool.