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Build Your Own UTM With pfSense - Part 2
In the second part of our series, we start the upgrade of our pfSense-based box from IDS to UTM.
Build Your Own UTM With pfSense - Part 1
In the first part of our series, we see if pfSense can be configured to perform UTM duties.
Build Your Own IDS Firewall With pfSense
We'll show you how to get enterprise grade network protection by making your own intrusion detection firewall with pfSense.
New To The Charts: NETGEAR WNR3500L Rangemax Wireless-N Gigabit Router with USB
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NETGEAR WNR3500L Rangemax Wireless-N Gigabit Router with USB has been added to the Router and Wireless Charts.
Ubicom Announces OpenWRT Compliant Router Platform
Networking and multimedia processor maker Ubicom announced today the availability of a Linux-based OpenWRT compliant router platform.
Read more...The Little Media Player That Could: boxee Reviewed
If you're disappointed with your current media player, boxee could be a better (and cheaper) way to go.
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How To Install Debian on the QNAP TS-209 Pro
Install Debian on your QNAP or other Marvell Orion based NAS and make it do what you want it to do.
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Free Software Foundation suing Cisco For GPL Violations
The Free Software Foundation (FSF) today announced that it has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Cisco for alleged copyright violations in some of Cisco's Linksys brand products.
Read more...A Powerful Open Source UTM: Untangle Gateway Reviewed
It's hard to believe that you can get such a full-featured firewall/UTM for free.
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Netgear announces new wireless router designed for open source firmware
Netgear today announced an 802.11g wireless router specifically designed for open source firmware.
Monitor your Network for Free with Nagios
Nagios is an open source tool that provides pro-level network monitoring.
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FreeNAS Review: Polished, Full-featured NAS Distro
FreeNAS can turn any hardware that will run BSD into a nice little NAS.
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How To Build an Open Source Wi-Fi HotSpot with DD-WRT
Why spend big bucks on a wireless hotspot gateway? Build your own with an inexpensive router and DD-WRT!
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How To Convert your Xbox into a Media Player with XBMC
Got an Xbox gathering dust? Turn it into a media player that's better than anything you can buy!
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Remote sync your smartphone with Sync ML and Funambol
Did you know that your "smart" cell phone probably has remote sync capability just waiting to be used? Kevin Herring shows how open source once again comes to the rescue for a free way to keep your Outlook data up to date no matter where you are.
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A DIY SSL VPN with SSL-Explorer - Part 2
In Part 2 of his DIY for creating an SSL VPN, Phillip Howell walks through configurations for remote file browsing and desktop access Read more...
A DIY SSL VPN with SSL-Explorer - Part 1
SSL-based VPNs are fast replacing difficult-to-configure IPsec and PPTP gateways. In Part 1 of a two part series, Phillip Howell shows you how to turn a spare Windows PC into a pretty slick SSL VPN server. Read more...
IPCop Linux Firewall
IPCop is a full-featured Linux firewall that can convert an old system into a router that has features not normally found on store-bought products. Daniel Schuhmann takes you through the details. Read more...
SmoothWall Express 2.0
Next in our series of reviews of Open Source based router / firewalls is SmoothWall Express 2.0. Jim Hubbard takes a look at this free, user-friendly distro, that's speedy enough for pretty much any connection you can throw at it. Read more...
ClarkConnect Gateway / Server
Linux is definitely becoming more of a real option for desktop users, with many distributions available that anyone comfortable with Windows can install and use. Point Clark Networks' ClarkConnect has taken the same user-friendly approach and converts any Pentium-class box into a dedicated Linux-based Gateway / Server that can be installed and configured by mere mortals and puts many commercial products to shame. And did we mention that it's free? Jim Hubbard puts ClarkConnect through its paces. Read more...
