isn't ipcop a text based distro or one that doesn't have a great need for resources? why not go to the recycling center downtown or the scout swapmeet or look around thrift stores for a useable computer? On Fri, Jun 5, 2009 at 1:28 PM, Nadim Hoque wrote: > 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 distro like IPCop with a web interface and potentially outdated packages 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 >> > > > --------------------------------------------------- > 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 > -- :-)~MIKE~(-: