Let me be the lone voice in support of smoothwall...
I like Smoothwall for the following reasons:
- Point and click web-based interface
- Plug in modules to add additional functionality
- It is supported by Fujitsu and USRobotics (well, kinda)
- Squid does transparent proxying so it can't be bypassed
- "It just works"
I don't like Smoothwall for the following reasons:
- The OS is just plain weird. Yes, it is Linux, but it does not look
like Debian, Slack nor any RH/Fedora derivitave. I may be mistaken, but
it is different.
- Running SmoothWall takes a beefier box than I expected. I am having
problems making it run reliably on a 486DX2 with 40 MB RAM :) It runs
really well on 1.7GHz/256MB RAM.
Regards,
George Toft, CISSP, MSIS
My IT Department
www.myITaz.com
480-544-1067
In business, there are always problems. It's how they are handled
that makes a difference. Are you happy with your IT Manager?
Jim wrote:
> I am going to set up a P5-233 with 64M as a firewall between my DSL
> modem and internal network. I would liked opinions, pro and con, about
> using IPCop and Smoothwall as the OS.
>
> Thanks for your help and suggestions in advance.
>
> Jim
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