<<O>> Difference Topic SmoothWall (r1.2 - 19 Aug 2004 - RickArchibald)


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> >	They reported back that it refused to recognize the NIC's, and so they could not complete the install. I (ra) have talked to them again in light of the success A+ has had with it. I am hoping to help them make it work, perhaps even have an "install fest" in Oct.

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SmoothWall

Introduction

A British dual-track firewall product:

There is a free version, SmoothWall Express, available at:
- SmoothWall.org
The commercial version is available from SmoothWall Ltd at:
- SmoothWall.net

HAL Experiences

In the spring of '04 Joe Whinery & George __ attempted to install SmoothWall on an old PC. They reported back that it was too difficult for a normal user. I (ra) read the installation guide available at the time, and concluded that the problem was a confusung emphasis on ISDN, combined with an unfamiliarity with GNU/Linux systems.

In retrospect I believe they were working with ver. 1.x.

A+

In August of '04 the A+ SIG spent 2 sessions (as of 2004/08/18) on machines owned by:

Peter Pedrana
Ethernet — success
David Shackleford
Modem — success
Rick Archibald
Ethernet — bad CD-ROM – won't boot

Later Donn Washburn reported by e-mail that he had sucessfully installed it at home.

Rick Archibald also sucessfully installed it at home (after putting in a much newer CD reader). His TWiki page on the experience is here: SmoothWallHoratio

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SmoothWall

Introduction

HAL Experiences

Build or Buy

A+