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SmoothWall 2.0 Linux-Based Firewall Released

Posted by simoniker on from the so-smooth-it's-criminal dept.

thegraham writes "Despite some earlier server problems, SmoothWall 2.0 has been released this evening - there are also release notes available. SmoothWall is 'a firewall operating system distribution based on Linux, enabling a low-end, possibly otherwise redundant, Intel and compatible PC to become a hardened Internet firewall', and changes from version 1 include: 2.4 kernel, new web interface, improved networking and many bugs corrected through the Beta program."

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  1. I use the forked IPCop by Ridgelift · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I used to use smoothwall, but switched to the forked project IPCop. Some of the original developers forked away from smoothwall because of the founder's desire to mix open source with a business model that conflicted with the project. I was having problems with smoothwall and updates, which prompted me to switch to IPCop. I've been happy ever since.

    Anyone else got opinions on Smoothwall vs. IPCop?

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    1. Re:I use the forked IPCop by theonlyholle · · Score: 5, Interesting

      well, since Richard Morell has left Smoothwall now, things have become much nicer again. Originally, they didn't even want to do another version of their GPLed Smoothwall... I'm quite happy they changed their mind. Although I miss the rude way that Richard used to treat his customers and fellow developers on the mailing lists... ;)

  2. I used smoothwall for a while by Chunky+Kibbles · · Score: 5, Interesting

    And I highly recommended it for many moons.

    Unfortunately, the developers really annoyed me. One time, they released a patch that added a splash screen to the web interface that popped up EVERY time you changed page. And set chattr+i on the file on the server, then deleted the {ls,ch}attr commands on the server.

    Which was just offensive. I went into their [community] IRC channel and mentioned how to fix it, and was kickbanned.

    They make a big thing about being GPL and community-friendly, but in practice I just find them offensive.

    I cannot highly enough recommend that people don't use this, and use ipcop instead.

    Gary (-;

  3. Re:Smoothwall support by wpanderson · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Please note the following caveat before researching anything about SmoothWall - Richard Morrell has left the company and the project.

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