Re: Suggestions for Open Source Internet Security Gateway Distro/Product

[Antonios Atlasis <antonios.atlasis () gmail com>]

+1 for pfSense


2013/4/22 Matt Nels <mattnels () gmail com>

> Not Debian/Ubuntu, but you should add pfSense to your list.
>
> On Mon, Apr 22, 2013 at 1:02 PM, Jason Drury <druryjason () yahoo com> wrote:
>
> > Folks,
> >
> > I would like to setup an Internet security box for my home network for
> > firewalling, dhcp, IDS, web filtering, and possibly VPN. It has been a long
> > time since I've looked at the various Linux security distros that do this
> > (I think Astaro Security was the best choice back then).
> >
> > I did a few searches and it seems like there are a LOT of
> > distros/products available now.
> >
> > Here are just a few I came across:
> >
> > 1. Untangle - http://www.untangle.com/
> > 2. Vyatta - http://www.vyatta.org/
> > 3. Zentyal - http://www.zentyal.org/
> > 4. Sophos UTM (formley Astaro) -
> > http://www.sophos.com/en-us/products/free-tools/sophos-utm-home-edition.aspx
> > 5. Engarde Linux - http://www.engardelinux.org/
> > 6. Smoothwall - http://www.smoothwall.org/
> > 7. ClearOS - http://www.clearfoundation.com/Software/overview.html
> >
> > I do not care if it is gui or cli based. I would prefer something based
> > on Debian/Ubuntu, but not absolutely necessary.
> >
> > Does anyone have any experience with the above distros/products or could
> > you recommend something else you like?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Jason
> >
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