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    • JaredBuschJ
      JaredBusch @Ambarishrh
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      @ambarishrh said:

      We've been using ClearOS in our branch offices for almost 4 years. http://www.clearfoundation.com/Software/overview.html

      Pretty straight forward and easy to manage using the web interface.
      I loved ClearOS prior to version 6. I gave up on it after that.

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      • scottalanmillerS
        scottalanmiller
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        I've heard good things about ClearOS but have not used it myself. Being built on a base of CentOS is nice.

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        • JoyJ
          Joy @lance
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          @lance said:

          I guess a good spot to start is do you have a budget or are you trying to use old hardware and free software to accomplish this.

          Well i am trying to use old Hardware and free software 🙂
          Good morning Everyone..

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          • scottalanmillerS
            scottalanmiller @Joy
            last edited by

            @Joyfano said:

            @lance said:

            I guess a good spot to start is do you have a budget or are you trying to use old hardware and free software to accomplish this.

            Well i am trying to use old Hardware and free software 🙂
            Good morning Everyone..

            Good morning. Pretty much all of the options here are free. So you have a lot to choose from.

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            • JoyJ
              Joy @scottalanmiller
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              @scottalanmiller said:

              If Linux is a necessity, Untangle is the most common product found in the SMB. But it tends to be too complex for its own good. We used to use SmoothWall long ago, they were good.

              We already have Untangle here,Yeah its was built by someone for us. I want to built another one so that i will have an idea from end to end.

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              • JoyJ
                Joy
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                Yeah.. hmm sure thanks for the option. i hope it will goes fine.working with this..

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                • RoguePacketR
                  RoguePacket
                  last edited by

                  Good ones have already been mentioned—Smoothwall Express; pfSense; Untangle; ClearOS—yet a couple more:

                  • m0n0wall
                  • Sophos UTM (nĂ©e Ataro)

                  See also—

                  • http://www.techradar.com/us/news/software/applications/7-of-the-best-linux-firewalls-697177
                  • http://www.sophos.com/en-us/products/free-tools/sophos-utm-home-edition.aspx (so, not for business)
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                  • scottalanmillerS
                    scottalanmiller
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                    How does mono stack up? Only one of these I've never touched.

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                    • scottalanmillerS
                      scottalanmiller
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                      Vyatta is actually the best of the lineup but the learning curve is ridiculous. And updates may not be forthcoming anymore for the free version.

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                      • RoguePacketR
                        RoguePacket
                        last edited by RoguePacket

                        Monowall is bare bones. Seems often comes up as one people used to use. Guessing still valid for minimal hardware.

                        One from the TechRadar link noted as the "winner" was... e-Box (http://www.ebox-platform.com/) built off Ubuntu. Haven't tried it, am skeptical, not a first choice, but keeping an open mind.

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                        • scottalanmillerS
                          scottalanmiller
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                          Don't know e-box at all. Need to take a look I guess. Any killer feature?

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                          • JaredBuschJ
                            JaredBusch @scottalanmiller
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                            @scottalanmiller said:

                            How does mono stack up? Only one of these I've never touched.

                            I thought m0n0wall and pfSense were branches of the same ting at one point in the past. I may be misremembering things though.

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                            • scottalanmillerS
                              scottalanmiller @JaredBusch
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                              @JaredBusch m0n0wall is FreeBSD at least like pfSense. That much I know.

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                              • JaredBuschJ
                                JaredBusch @scottalanmiller
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                                @scottalanmiller said:

                                Vyatta is actually the best of the lineup but the learning curve is ridiculous. And updates may not be forthcoming anymore for the free version.

                                VyOS was forked out of it after the Brocade buyout. I have not really followed that though because my current use of Vyatta is all inside Ubiquiti hardware.

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                                • scottalanmillerS
                                  scottalanmiller @JaredBusch
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                                  @JaredBusch said:

                                  @scottalanmiller said:

                                  Vyatta is actually the best of the lineup but the learning curve is ridiculous. And updates may not be forthcoming anymore for the free version.

                                  VyOS was forked out of it after the Brocade buyout. I have not really followed that though because my current use of Vyatta is all inside Ubiquiti hardware.

                                  Awesome thanks. Don't know how I forgot about that. Looks to be stable and production ready now too. Been on Vyatta for years so will look to go down this route I think.

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                                  • RoguePacketR
                                    RoguePacket @scottalanmiller
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                                    @scottalanmiller said:

                                    Don't know e-box at all. Need to take a look I guess. Any killer feature?

                                    Article was circa 2010. e-Box is now...Zentyal—

                                    • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zentyal
                                    • Dunno, sticking with pfSense. Other known ones are fallbacks. Zentyal is much further down the list.
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                                    • scottalanmillerS
                                      scottalanmiller @RoguePacket
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                                      @RoguePacket ah ha. zentyl I have heard of but not used.

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                                      • scottalanmillerS
                                        scottalanmiller
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                                        Zentyl is really an SBS style server project. A kitchen sink sorta mish mash. Not an optimized firewall.

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                                        • AmbarishrhA
                                          Ambarishrh @scottalanmiller
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                                          @scottalanmiller Yes, have used it in one of my freelance project. They wanted an AD replacement as they couldn't afford windows licensing.

                                          After some research, I tried Zentyal. It was a real good alternative for Windows AD.

                                          Got a decent desktop machine, installed Zentyal, configured as main DC, joined all clients machines from 3 offices, (all nearby, and has shared connection from their main office). Also enabled jabber server+file server. All offices are using this without any issues. AD+Chat+File Server! 🙂
                                          If am not mistaken, its Ubuntu based. Even though it has quite a lot of features including firewall, I never used it as a firewall.

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                                          • JaredBuschJ
                                            JaredBusch @scottalanmiller
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                                            @scottalanmiller so was ClearOS.

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