Tag Archives: SmoothWall

Seven Different Linux/BSD Firewalls Reviewed

Did you know more than 500 million computers in the United States have been disposed of in the last 10 years? That’s approximately 2 computers per person! One of the best ways to re-purpose an old computer is to install … Continue reading

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The REAL Fix For Comcast BitTorrent Throttling

First, a little explanation may be needed as to what is happening in between our computers, Comcast and the Internet. Comcast is using a packet filtering platform called Sandvine. This platform is a at its core, a Quality of Service system … Continue reading

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This is the Fastest review EVER of 5 Linux firewall distributions.*

*fastest review by this author. I’ve got a P3 500MHz PC w/ 192MB of RAM and a 1GB Transcend Flash IDE module that I’ve been running as a Linux-based IPCop firewall platform for around the last two years.  It’s been … Continue reading

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