Hey So perhaps I will keep my router for now and when I do get the money I will purchase a new computer and just put ipcop on it. It's a good idea because my fedora server is running a samba, media, and maybe a ftp/drop box type server and I think it would be best for another computer to do the routing. Thanks for your inputs. Nadim On Fri, Jun 5, 2009 at 9:14 AM, Sir Light wrote: > Paul, > > > ---- Paul Mooring wrote: > > > > > I see where you're coming from on that but for some reason (probably > > because I don't really know what I'm talking about) running a specialty > > distro like IPCop with a web interface and potentially outdated packages > > just seems like it would open the door for all sorts of security issues > > to me, the same reason I don't like to use LFS, it's hard to stay on > > updates. Anybody who understands the security aspects better than I do > > have an opinion on the security implications of running IPCop, pfsense, > > ect. vs making your own router from Debian, Gentoo, ect? > > I have been running IPCop for as I said before more than 5 years. They do > update it whenever a security problem uncovered. Doing the updates is very > very easy. You can subscribe to their announcement mailing list so that when > a new one does come out, you update your ipcop setup. > > Jon > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >