>>>>> "SF" == Shawn Fertch <fertch at mninter.net> writes: SF> On Tue, 5 Feb 2002 09:33:30 -0600 SF> "Austad, Jay" <austad at marketwatch.com> wrote: >> Please don't use smoothwall. Among other problems, one of the >> developers >> installed a backdoor in it awhile back. After people figured it out, he >> was >> kicked out of the development group. 2 weeks later they let him back in >> because he said someone hacked his machine and put it in acting as him. >> Even if that is true, if someone can break into his box and put >> backdoors in >> smoothwall, it's certainly not something I would use. >> >> Read their mailing list archives. Of course, that whole thread may have >> been removed by Dick Morrell the lead dictator/developer. >> >> jay SF> Jay, SF> Aside from smoothwall, what other firewall would you recommend? SF> Everything that I seem to be reading about Smoothwall is turning it sour. SF> It's still at the 2.2 kernel, and I'd like to move up to the 2.4 kernel. SF> I tried to build my own firewall, however, I lacked the time to really SF> devote to a project of that tasking. I've been happily using coyote linux. It's also at the 2.2 kernel level, but seems to work fine for my application (small home network). I considered changing to smoothwall, but coyote was working fine, so never did. If there's a reason why I *shouldn't* be using coyote, I'd be interested to hear.... R