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.
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!
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!
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
PC Engines Wireless Router Application Platform (WRAP) reviewed
Sometimes running Open Source firewall distros on old PCs isn't the optimum solution due to their noise, heat and size. David Cook takes a look at an embedded PC alternative that could be just the ticket for m0n0wall fans.
How To: Using m0n0wall to create a Wireless Captive Portal
The freedom of wireless networking is now a reality for everybody with a suitably equipped device. At one time too expensive for everything other than corporate use on a business network, Wi-Fi is now mainstream. In many respects, this is due to Intel's extensive marketing of its Centrino brand, launched in mid-March 2003.