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 <nadimhoque@gmail.com> 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 <sirlight@cox.net> wrote:
Paul,


---- Paul Mooring <drpppr242@gmail.com> 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 distro like IPCop with a web interface and potentially outdated packages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
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