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09-25-2005, 09:08 PM
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How does Smoothwall work?
Does smoothwall work like any other distro? or is it only a firewall? Other info?
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09-25-2005, 09:43 PM
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if you mean does it have compilers and stuff, no. it's a distro with specific purposes: firewalling, routing, ids, etc. iow, don't install it expecting to do regular work and stuff like that.  |
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09-25-2005, 10:03 PM
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I wasn't planning to. Does it require understanding of iptables etc.? Do you have to set up your own iptables rules? Is there a command line login? could it theoretically be used as a regular distro? Is it as secure as stable debian?
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