robshanahan Posted September 14, 2004 Report Share Posted September 14, 2004 I wasn't sure which forum to use for this, so I picked the one with the most topics! I have enough parts lying around to throw together a another PC and was thinking of setting it up with Smoothwall. Currently, I have SBC Yahoo DSL running through a D-Link 514 wireless router to a desktop and two laptops all running XP home. The desktop is connected via ethernet and the laptops are wireless. If I just load Smoothwall on a spare pc, will I be able to install it on the network between the DSL modem and the wireless router without screwing up my settings? Maybe a better question is whether Smoothwall is that much better than the security afforded by the NAT router? Should I do something else with the extra pc (including donating it to a school or a library)?Edit: sp Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Crow Posted September 15, 2004 Report Share Posted September 15, 2004 Although I am not familiar with Smoothwall, I am quite sure there is way to write a rule for it. I also have sbcglobal DSL as well as a home network. I used Kerio (ver.2 because its free) and while it took me a bit to get it figured out it worked flawlessly. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
robshanahan Posted September 15, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2004 Thanks for the reply Crow! Could you post a link to the version you are using? I looked through Kerio's site, but couldn't find anything useful.Thanks again! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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