Re: Comparing Open Source Firewalls

["Kelly Keeton" <kellyrkeeton () gmail com>]

 have you considered the monowall and pfsense builds?

> On 8/27/07, Nikhil Wagholikar <visitnikhil () gmail com> wrote:
> > Hello Habs Fan,
> >
> > IPCOP supersedes/overcome Smoothwall. IPCOP is more useful because:
> >
> > 1. It is by default very secured.
> >
> > 2. The GUI for monitoring this firewall has improved over the time,
> > besides its traditional Console access.
> >
> > 3. Also new and new features are added to it, as the version matures.
> >
> > 4. The security patches for IPCOP are released very very regularly and
> > are always useful.
> >
> > 5. It has fantastic GUI for defining port forwarding. Hence port
> > management on IPCOP firewall is very easy.
> >
> > 6. IPCOP uses IPTABLES, whereas Smoothwall (v1) uses IPCHAINS.
> > Smoothwall commercial version uses IPTABLES, but recently the free
> > edition also ships with
> > IPTABLES.
> >
> > 7. IPCOP supports GRE forwarding. This enables us to pass Windows based VPNs
> > through this box without jumping through hoops.
> >
> > 8. Online documentation is very very verbose, hence helps us to find
> > solutions if stuck for its management or configuration.
> >
> > 9. Smoothwall advertises more of its commercial version in its free
> > ware version unlike IPCOP.
> >
> >
> > Happy firewalling.
> >
> > ---
> > Nikhil Wagholikar
> > Information Security Analyst
> > NII Consulting
> > Web: http://www.niiconsulting.com
> >
> >
> >
> > On 8/25/07, Habs Fan <habsfan645 () gmail com> wrote:
> > > Hello List.
> > >
> > > I would like to read your opinions on 3 open source firewalls. I know
> >  > they are all from the same source base, but over the years the code
> > > has been altered in all 3 of these firewalls.
> > >
> > > 1. Smoothwall
> > > 2. IPCop
> > > 3. Endian Firewall
> > >
> > > If you could explain any experience and or comments in regards to
> > > these firewalls. I would like to install one of them for a SOHO
> > > environment. Are these firewalls secure and robust enough for todays
> > > Internet threats?
> > >
> > > Thanks for your help.