Re: [cobalt-users] Co-Lo Hardware Firewall

["Pete Smith" <lists@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> >...some hardware firewall protection.
> >
> >Smoothwall Corporate Edition - highly recommended.
> >
> >http://www.smoothwall.co.uk/
> >
> >Pete the Feet
> 
> a quote from a page i found through uklinux.net, but i remember 
> reading several things like it a year or two ago when I was trying 
> to use an old 486 as a firewall for our business (and as my 
> technical knowledge on this is near zero i cannot say there was any 
> truth in any of the things i read at the time, or if they are still 
> true,
> 
> "
> This machine ran SmoothWall, a firewall distribution which, whilst 
> functional, I no longer use mainly due to the attitudes of the chief 
> `developer' towards his user-base (unless having simple queries 
> responded to with a volley of abuse is your idea of a good time). It 
> has also become known that there are some severe security flaws in 
> SmoothWall itself - whether or not you use it is, of course, up to you"
> 
> Now, I there was no date on this page, and as we all know EVERY 
> system in use has had security flaws at some point. Also, you'll 
> need a PC to run it on (smoothwall is software, so if security 
> problems are discovered I guess its a plus in that it can be updated)
> , and the person asking the question has very limited space so a 
> small footpring hardware firewall is probably IMHO more appropriate 
> in this case.
> 
> Regards
> Steve  
> 

Hi Steve, just wondering what the "severe security flaws" are in Smoothwall.
AFAIK, there are none.

Please enlighten!


Thanks

Pete

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