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   Review - SmoothWall

   2.0 Final (Oct 3, 2005)

   It's hard to imagine why anyone would use anything other than Smoothwall for an inexpensive and reliable means of securing a network. Given the fact that the system requirements are a 486 or above, that means that there is a viable purpose for outdated or obsolete PCs, that of dedicated Smoothwall appliances.
   
   I have deployed several Smoothwall systems and have been able to connect secure VPN connections from my network to them giving me immediate access to remote networks for administration and maintenance.
   
   It's hard to beat free when it comes to software costs, especially when the hardware needed to run it is usually lying around in the scrap heap.
   
   There may be better alternatives out there when it comes to securing a network, but I haven't found it yet.