Smoothwall

[wolfy1220]

I have heard alot of people here mentioning their smoothwall's. I researched it and figured out it was a firewall on a machine of theirs running their network.
I have checked out the software and website for it, is it pretty good? I imagine it is if so many here use one.
If I set one up would I be able to stop using a software firewall completely?

[Adragontattoo]

yes
I am in the VERY minority but I dont even run A/V.

[gangaskan]

I have heard alot of people here mentioning their smoothwall's. I researched it and figured out it was a firewall on a machine of theirs running their network.
I have checked out the software and website for it, is it pretty good? I imagine it is if so many here use one.
If I set one up would I be able to stop using a software firewall completely?


yep :) software firewalls are junk anyways, they're more hassle then anything.

the great thing about smoothwall is you have pretty much total control of what you want coming in, and i think it has some qos capabilites? maybe someone can chime in on that for me


i would check the documentation on it to see all of what you get out of smoothwall :) you can also install a wifi card and use 11 b/g/a not sure about N

[Nebulous]

I was just about to use a spare pos pc for a smoothie, but found my spare optical drive is dead and won't read any cd with the smoothwall program I want to install. :mad:

[gangaskan]

I was just about to use a spare pos pc for a smoothie, but found my spare optical drive is dead and won't read any cd with the smoothwall program I want to install. :mad:

neb, u gots a pm ~

[FireMogle]

It probably has more options than most people will ever need on it. It works great for me.

[Jolly-Swagman]

Yes there are allot of features that are great for home networks and especially if you have children , logging and remote monitoring of IM progs and email logs web filtering/content blocking and even timed access

[mbentley]

I was just about to use a spare pos pc for a smoothie, but found my spare optical drive is dead and won't read any cd with the smoothwall program I want to install. :mad:

then just temporarily steal a working optical drive from another system. the only time that you need an optical drive on a smoothwall box is the install :)