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<P><FONT SIZE=2>I tried it and wasn't impressed. It is very good for novice users, but as soon as you wish to do something a little more complicated it is hard work. I now use my own homegrown firewall based upon Redhat 7.1, and love it do death ;)</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>Cheers,</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Richie Jarvis</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Technical Support Engineer, EMEA</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>SignalSoft Corporation</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Logic House</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Waterfront Business Park</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Fleet, Hampshire, GU51 3SB</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>United Kingdom</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>T: +44 (0) 1252 667542</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>F: +44 (0) 1252 667501</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>www.signalsoftcorp.com</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>> From: Peter Chauncy <Peter.Chauncy@PoplarHarca.co.uk></FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> To: "'gllug@linux.co.uk'" <gllug@linux.co.uk></FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> Date: Fri, 5 Oct 2001 10:12:22 +0100 </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> Subject: [Gllug] Opinions on Smoothwall and other firewalls</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> Reply-To: gllug@linux.co.uk</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>> I am looking for a firewall to sit between a 2Mbit leased line and a</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> network of about 80 odd PCs. I just discovered Smoothwall</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> <A HREF="http://www.smoothwall.org" TARGET="_blank">http://www.smoothwall.org</A> from a search on Google and it seems really</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> interesting. Does anyone have any experience with it, and resultant</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> opinions ? What are the alternatives ? >From my reading of the</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> documentation, smoothwall's big advantage over alternatives is its ease of</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> use.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> Any thoughts gratefully appreciated</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> Peter Chauncy</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> Community IT, Poplar HARCA, 167A EastIndia Dock Road, London E14 0EA</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> 020 7510 0562</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> peter.chauncy@poplarharca.co.uk </FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Richie Jarvis</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Technical Support Engineer, EMEA</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>SignalSoft Corporation</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Logic House</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Waterfront Business Park</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Fleet, Hampshire, GU51 3SB</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>United Kingdom</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>T: +44 (0) 1252 667542</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>F: +44 (0) 1252 667501</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>www.signalsoftcorp.com</FONT>
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