[afnog] M0n0wall

[Nkhaniyawo Nyirenda]

Thanks Phil, I will implement it and see how it works. It is realy easy to
configure through its GUI.  We also want to try the captive portal and
trafic shaping in it. thanks

Nkhaniyawo


> On Fri, Nov 10, 2006 at 12:08:27PM +0200, Nkhaniyawo Nyirenda wrote:
>> Has any one used m0n0wall as a firewall?  Despit the features that it
>> has what are the weeknesses that it has?
>
> 	Using about 30 in production as firewalls + vpn concentrators.
>
> 	Works very well. Not really any weaknesses (other that it uses
> 	ipfilter rather than PF).  Works perfect on small platforms like
> 	Soekris 4x01. (www.soekris.com)
>
> 	If you need more features, have a bit of CPU available, go for
> 	pfSense (www.pfsense.com) -- it uses pf / carp, which means you
> 	can build load balanced / fail over gateways.
>
> 	Phil


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Nkhaniyawo D.B. Nyirenda
Computer Technician
Mzuzu University
P/B 201
Luwinga
Mzuzu 2
Malawi
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