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Screencast: Smoothwall offers firewall defense in lean times


Peter Giannoulis, Contributor
08.04.2009
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Looking for a free, open source firewall but aren't interested in spending days or weeks learning the ins and outs of Linux or toiling away on a command line prompt? Them Smoothwall may be for you.

In this month's SearchSecurity.com screencast (below), Peter G...



iannoulis of TheAcademyHome.com and TheAcademyPro.com details why Smoothwall may be a smart choice to protect SMBs or lower-priority assets on the cheap, and demonstrates how to install the tool and perform a basic Smoothwall setup on an Internet-facing device.


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