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<P><SPAN class=636390919-29082007><FONT face=Arial size=2>HI
All,</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN class=636390919-29082007><FONT face=Arial size=2>As per a note to
Steven (below) here are my observations.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN class=636390919-29082007><FONT face=Arial
size=2><snip><BR></FONT></SPAN><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks, Dan! Even
better, why not post a note to OPLINTECH after you've<BR>done some poking? I'd
like to keep the conversation going there, to hear<BR>what folks have been doing
and plan to do.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>Stephen</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>On Wed, August 29, 2007 12:13 pm, Dan Will
wrote:</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2>> Hey Steven,<BR>> I have been using
Smoothwall Express 2.0 for over a year and, it has<BR>> worked well for us. I
have noticed the network congestion (just like<BR>> everyone else). So after
listening to your podcast I thought I check the<BR>> Smoothwall forum for
suggestions. Lo and behold they've released Version 3.0<BR><SPAN
class=636390919-29082007></snip></SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN class=636390919-29082007>Here's the
scoop.</SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN
class=636390919-29082007>Software: Smoothwall v3.0
<BR>Hardware: Gateway 7400 server (Gates Foundation
Server)<BR> 2 - 933MHZ P III
cpu<BR> 1 GB Ram (yes I had 2
servers, 1 of which the mobo died and I'm cheap/frugal, you decide
;^)<BR> 1 SCSI
HDD</SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN class=636390919-29082007>I downloaded the
<A href="http://www.smoothwall.org/get/index.php">ISO</A> from
Smoothwall.org (69mb for the i686 version & 71mb for the 64
bit)</SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN class=636390919-29082007>Burned the iso
using Nero (choose your favorite burner)<BR></SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT
face=Arial><FONT><FONT size=2><SPAN class=636390919-29082007>booted the server
from the cd</SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT size=2>,<SPAN class=636390919-29082007>
</SPAN></FONT><FONT><FONT size=2><SPAN class=636390919-29082007>answered the
assorted questions, </SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT><FONT face=Arial><FONT
size=2><SPAN class=636390919-29082007>rebooted<BR></SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT
face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN class=636390919-29082007>Time from start to finish
(not including dl & burning) less than ten
minutes<BR></SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN
class=636390919-29082007>those of you not familiar with Linux & Debian in
particular the install process <STRONG>"might"</STRONG> be a
<BR></SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN
class=636390919-29082007>little confusing. Read all messages closely.
</SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN class=636390919-29082007>My
thoughts.</SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN class=636390919-29082007>with 40+ new
features I like what I see (so far) The 1st new feature that I ran into
is<BR>SCSI support. In the past the only way to get that was to recompile the
Kernel (none of <BR>that for me, thank you!) or pay for the corporate version.
The install found the card in less time than<BR>the server takes to post. The
next feature is the traffic shaping. <BR><A
href="http://community.smoothwall.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=23955">Complete list
of Improvements</A></SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN class=636390919-29082007>Smoothwall 3
(Polar) does not have as many "HomeBrewed" mods, YET.<BR>For those of you who
use (or want to) Dan's Guardian (NO I'm not THAT Dan) will be included<BR>by
default in a future release of SW 3 (from the forum it sounds like 2 or 3
months at most).</SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN class=636390919-29082007>I can clearly
see a firewall upgrade in our future.</SPAN></FONT></FONT></P><FONT
face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN class=636390919-29082007>
<P><FONT size=2>Dan Will<BR>Technology Supervisor<BR>Meigs County District
Public Library<BR>willda@oplin.org<BR>740.992.5813<BR>740.992.6140
(fax)<BR><BR>The difference between fiction and reality?<BR>Fiction has to make
sense.<BR>Tom Clancy<BR></FONT></P></SPAN></FONT></FONT>
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