[Sheflug] Re: Firewalls

[Richard Ibbotson <nospam [at] sheflug.co.uk>]

David

> Have a look a www.smoothwall.org they are just about to release the
> latest version 0.9.9 that has a web configuration tool for
> freeswan. I have run some tests on the current version and was put
> off with the pain of configuring freeswan. However even the current
> version of Smoothwall is a pleasure to install and configure as a
> router / firewall with it's web/SSH interface and the soon to be
> released version has great prospects. Well worth checking out IMHO.

It's good stuff but what worries me is that one of the computing 
people over at WYlug had his Smoothwall installation cracked.  Be 
nice to see what the new one is like.

My own firewall scripts were first of all hacked around by Chris and 
then finished by myself.  The one I'm using now is fairly extensive.  
My firewall box has been attacked so many times that I can't remember 
how many times it's happened in a one week period.

Thanks

-- 
Richard
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