It seems really easy to set up and use - and the interface doesn't seem that bad to use either. I never touched Smoothwall following the discussion about it on here a while back...
What I really want to know is how effective it is. Has anyone done some live real-world testing and compared it to the likes of Raptor or a PIX box? Regards Steve Oh, Nick, are you using PPPoE? Or PPPoA? -----Original Message----- From: Nick Rout [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, 22 February 2002 2:50 PM To: CLUG Subject: Re: IPCop Yes it is forked from smoothwall, not because sw was inferior, but because it's owner/developer is an arrogant rude f'wit. Smoothwall works well, and ipcop should too. I am ready to install it when I get 1/2 an hour to spare. I am using sw as a gateay/firewal at home on jetstart via pppoe. Let me know if I can help. > Thats the one which is a fork of the smoothwall project isn't it? been running smoothwall for ages and it rocks, I looked at IPCop but it's interface was so fugly I decided to stick with smoothwall :-) > > Be interesting to hear your experiences with it. > > JeremyB. > > > From: Steve Dunford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Date: 2002/02/22 Fri AM 08:52:15 GMT+12:00 > > To: "Linux Users Group (E-mail)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: IPCop > > > > Has anyone got any real-world experience with IPCop? I've set it up here > > as a dial-on-demand router / firewall and its working well, and it was a > > piece of doddle to install and configure. > > My next step is to trial it as an ethernet router but I'd like to know > > just how good this product is before spending too much time on it. Has > > anyone seen any reports / comparisons / tests on it? > > > > Regards > > > > Steve Dunford > > Systems Engineer > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Catspaw New Zealand Limited > > Business Computing & Network Integration > > ____________ > > > > Tel + 64 3 377 3874 > > Fax + 64 3 377 6954 > > Cell 021 637 600 > > > > CAUTION: This message and accompanying data may contain > > information that is confidential and subject to legal privilege. If > > you are not the intended recipient you are notified that any use > > dissemination distribution or copying of this message or data is > > prohibited. If you have received this e-mail message in error, > > please notify Catspaw New Zealand Limited immediately and erase > > all copies of the message and attachments. Thank you. > > Please note that this email may not reflect the > > position of the Company. > > _______________________________________________ > > > > *** I don't suffer from insanity, I enjoy every minute of it *** > > > > > > > -- Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
