Re: [PLUG] Speakers needed for upcoming meetings, all chapters

["cjohnson19791979@gmail.com" <cjohnson19791979@gmail.com>]

I've been using smoothwall for years as well as dabbled in some others. I just thought i'd bring it up and see how many others out there did too.





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-----Original Message-----
From: Lee Marzke <lee@marzke.net>
Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 12:39  AM
To: Philadelphia Linux User's Group Discussion List <plug@lists.phillylinux.org>
Subject: Re: [PLUG] Speakers needed for upcoming meetings, all chapters


cjohnson19791979@gmail.com wrote:
> Does anyone use smoothwall? (shrugs)
>
>
>   
Smoothwall is a firewall 'appliance'  that uses a dedicated computer (
or VM )

After the popularity of the recent Virtualization round-table at Plug
North,  perhaps
the topic of Linux security appliances would be of interest.    Most of
these appliances
run Linux,  but the user interface is a Web GUI that requires little or
no Linux knowledge.

Is there interest in a Security appliance round-table  ?   

I don't use Smoothwall,  but Endian Community security appliance which
is not
only a  4 zone firewall, but intrusion protection, OpenVPN server, DHCP
and DNS
server,  DansGuardian Filter, and other things.  ( Open-source, with
optional paid
support and/or hardware )

I have also been experimenting with Vyatta open-source router ( it is
also a firewall,
DNS and DHCP server )   This is more appropriate for large corporate
deployments
as it supports  BGP,  and unlimited firewall zones.  ( Open Source, with
optional paid
support and/or hardware )

Yes you can do this with just Linux,  but there are some business cases
where the
client/user needs to have GUI and/or paid support and some form of appliance
solution is really needed.

Lee
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Elizabeth Krumbach <lyz@princessleia.com>
> Sent: Monday, August 17, 2009 10:29  PM
> To: Philadelphia Linux User's Group Discussion List <plug@lists.phillylinux.org>
> Subject: [PLUG] Speakers needed for upcoming meetings, all chapters
>
> Hey folks,
>
> Our schedule for the next few months is a quite bare for all our chapters:
>
> http://www.phillylinux.org/meetings.html
>
> Are there any interesting projects you're working on that you'd be
> interested in presenting on?
>
> Any suggestions for another lightning talk meeting (several short
> presentations on a topic) that you'd be able to contribute to?
>
> OK... even any talks you'd like to see? Maybe someone on list will
> pipe up and offer to present on it :)
>
> Thanks!
>
>   

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