[plug] advice on firewall distro

[Gavan Blunt]

Gregory Orange wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> We need to quickly install a firewall and have it easily configurable. 
> Ideally I'd like a nice GUI (?web-based) where most settings can be 
> altered, and nice standard access under the hood without a whole pile 
> of custom interactions needing to be learnt.
>
> Advice? I've heard of - and briefly tried out over the years - a few 
> different distros, but I'm sure there are heaps out there. Springing 
> to mind: ClarkConnect, SmoothWall.
>
> Thanks,
> Greg.
>
I've been using smoothwall on 7 boxes to do firewall/vpn/web proxy 
duties for about 12-18 months, found them to be very reliable & 
extremely easy to set up.

Gavan Blunt.