pfSense works for me. Prepping for a major setup just now...... and I am going in for the bandwidth limiting feature as a key factor.
Kind regards, Bernard On 7 August 2012 18:04, Reinier Battenberg < [email protected]> wrote: > > well Simon, at least you got me to download the latest version of IPCop to > check out the new features. > > On Tuesday 07 August 2012 17:50:46 Simon Vass wrote: > > Also has CARP Common Address Redundancy Protocol which allows you to > > configure a fall over firewall cluster, and multi-wan allowing fail-over > > and load balancing for 2+ ISP's. > > > > Embedded version runs on a USB or Compact Flash Disk for low power > > configurations and it has IPV6 support > > > > Over to you IPCOP (P.S. As an ex-IPCOP User this is making me feel very > > conflicted)' > > > > > > > > Simon Vass > > Managing Director > > E-Tech Uganda Ltd > > > > http://www.etech.ug > > Tel: +256 (0) 312260620 or (0) 312260621 > > email: [email protected] > > skype: e-techservicedesk > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Kyle Spencer" <[email protected]> > > To: "Uganda Linux User Group" <[email protected]> > > Sent: Tuesday, 7 August, 2012 5:43:16 PM > > Subject: Re: [LUG] Setting up a gateway > > > > > > > > > > pfSense (via Squid) does Debian package and Windows Update caching as > well > > :) On Aug 7, 2012 5:40 PM, "Stephen S. Musoke" < [email protected] > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Reinier, > > > > > > > > Yes I had forgotten the windows update caching (now that is a life > saver), > > and advanced SQUID proxy which can also be configured to use a secondary > > upstream proxy if available. You can also add NTOP monitoring and > logging, > > > > > > > > Stephen > > > > > > > > > > > > From: [email protected] [mailto: [email protected] ] On > Behalf > > Of Reinier Battenberg Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2012 5:36 PM > > To: Uganda Linux User Group > > Subject: Re: [LUG] Setting up a gateway > > > > > > > > > > > > pff, ipcop can do all of that + > > > > > > > > (i Repeat) > > > > > > > > WIndows Updates Caching!!! > > > > > > > > This feature alone will save you hundreds of megabites of downloads, if > not > > thousands. > > > > > > > > Eat that, pfsense! > > > > > > > > On Tuesday 07 August 2012 17:08:16 Kyle Spencer wrote: > > > > Last time I used Zentyal there were no historical RRD graphs for network > > utilization which made it impossible to evaluate ISP and network > > performance. Is this still the case? > > > > On Aug 7, 2012 5:04 PM, "sanga collins" < [email protected] > > wrote: > > > > Zentyal can do all of that too. Plus some :) > > > > On Tue, Aug 7, 2012 at 9:52 AM, Benjamin Tayehanpour < > > [email protected] > wrote: > > > > Ooh, that's nice. Need to check it out. > > > > > > > > On 7 August 2012 16:51, Kyle Spencer < [email protected] > wrote: > > > > It can also do Captive Portal with RADIUS authentication (and others) > out of > > the box. > > On Aug 7, 2012 4:49 PM, "Kyle Spencer" < [email protected] > wrote: > > :) > > > > pfSense is a very powerful gateway and firewall system with numerous > plug-in > > modules (e.g ntop, Squid, Snort, NRPEv2) that are easily available from > the > > web interface. It's very stable, secure, and handles VPNs, multi-WAN, > > clustering, and traffic shaping with relative ease. > > > > I haven't spent a lot of time with IPCop so can't really make a > comparison > > between the two. > > > > On Aug 7, 2012 4:41 PM, "Benjamin Tayehanpour" < > [email protected] > > > wrote: > > > > That would actually be kinda fun. But it would bog down a lot of inboxen > out > > there, so it might be better suited for IRC. > > > > On 7 August 2012 16:39, Reinier Battenberg < > > [email protected] > wrote: > > > > > > > > i was just hoping kyle would reply in a similar manner and we would have > a > > proper distro-war about this with lots of mudslingiing and calling names > > (like ipcop!!) > > > > > > > > ( i think i have made the point for ipcop several times, including > earlier > > today already) > > > > > > > > ipcop ipcop ipcop ipcop ipcop ipcop ipcop ipcop !!!! > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday 07 August 2012 16:34:26 Benjamin Tayehanpour wrote: > > > > Just a suggestion: How about presenting a motivation for the package in > > question and why it's better than what other people recommend, instead of > > dropping just a name? Otherwise this thread will be very long, boring, > and > > unproductive. > > > > On 7 August 2012 16:31, Reinier Battenberg < > > [email protected] > wrote: > > > > > > > > ipcop > > > > > > > > On Tuesday 07 August 2012 16:25:40 Kyle Spencer wrote: > > > > I also recommend pfSense > > > > On Aug 7, 2012 2:21 PM, " [email protected] " < [email protected] > > > wrote: > > > > I'd recommend pfsense, how ever the thing to check is that you don't have > > two default gateways set. If you set the default gw on the LAN interface > > when you plug in the cable it overrides the default gw from the WAN. > > > > check our route -nv to check your routing table. > > > > > > > > > > On 7 August 2012 13:00, < [email protected] > wrote: > > > > Hey zentyal also works wonders. > > > > Sent from my BlackBerry® smartphone provided by Atop Solutions > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Reinier Battenberg < [email protected] > > > Sender: [email protected] : Tue, 07 Aug 2012 13:16:43 > > To: Uganda Linux User Group< [email protected] > > > Reply-To: Uganda Linux User Group < [email protected] > > > Subject: Re: [LUG] Setting up a gateway > > > > _______________________________________________ > > The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug > > > > Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: > [email protected] > > Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/Mailing > > list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > > To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug > > > > The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: > > http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > > attachments if any). 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The mailing list host is not responsible for them in > > any way. > -- > rgds, > > Reinier Battenberg > Director > Mountbatten Ltd. > www.mountbatten.net > tel: +256 758 801749 > twitter: @batje > _______________________________________________ > The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug > > Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: > [email protected] > Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug > > The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: > http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in > any way. > -- Bernard Wanyama Technical Manager SYNTECH ASSOCIATES Ltd Kampala, Uganda Cell: +256 712 193979 Fixed: +256 414 251591 Web: www.syntechug.com Email: [email protected]
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