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Title: Neato Network Gateway
Post by: =[TN]= Venus_Wong on May 11, 2008, 07:25:57 PM
Hey Guys,

Since i don't come from a compurter/IT background, just about anything makes me go, WOW. So, with that in mind, check this out...

www.untangle.com (http://www.untangle.com)

Looks pretty cool to me. I just wish I had enough parts to throw a box together and try it out.


Title: Re: Neato Network Gateway
Post by: TinyElvis on May 12, 2008, 01:17:32 PM
Yep. Checked it out. Not sure if it will work for what we are going for, but can test it out.


Title: Re: Neato Network Gateway
Post by: macros on June 27, 2008, 06:37:14 PM
During the last few lans I used http://pfsense.org (http://pfsense.org) for the internet access.  Pretty easy to setup, good traffic shaping, and easy failover/load balancing of multiple outbound connections.  I'm currently using it at work as well, we have a cable modem and 2 dsl lines, I was able to push almost 30Mbit/s of bit torrent traffic over it :)


Title: Re: Neato Network Gateway
Post by: Crow47 on July 02, 2008, 04:23:52 AM
I just may have to try Untangle. I've been kinda looking for something like this, but I was unsure where to start. Thanks for the tip!


Title: Re: Neato Network Gateway
Post by: Action on July 02, 2008, 05:01:40 AM
Untangle does look really good.  I use Linux as my main router, firewall amongst other services but I have to configure and fine tune everything manually via the command line using IPTABLES. 


Title: Re: Neato Network Gateway
Post by: Renegade on July 02, 2008, 03:45:25 PM
Whempys uses untangle, adn I have the iso's downloaded and looked at it via the VMware player also.  It is a nice firewall.  I have considered putting in on a PC and trying it out.


Title: Re: Neato Network Gateway
Post by: LAN-Lord on July 02, 2008, 05:26:54 PM
i was thinking of using it as well... but i only have 1 connection to deal with... and i wish i had 2...   


Title: Re: Neato Network Gateway
Post by: s1deout on July 08, 2008, 12:55:16 PM
I played with Untangle and it has a bit too much fluff in it for my tastes.  PFSense is awesome as macros said. I have used it in the corporate environment as well and it has all the features you get out of the big guys like Cisco plus some extras.  You can run it on a WRAP engine or on a PC as well.

I can vouch for what macros said about running at the DLF's , he had one PC running it and it kept the traffic prioritized and flowing as we needed.