Re: Using fedora instead of ipcop

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Author: mike havens
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Subject: Re: Using fedora instead of ipcop
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 distro like IPCop with a web interface and potentially outdated packages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
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