Not that you asked me, but I use Iridium Firewall.  
http://www.karynova.com/iridium/

Still dated 2.2 ipchains, but super simple to configure, and install (just a 
script to run from rc.local).

Kelly Black
KB0GBJ

On Tuesday 05 February 2002 12:40, you wrote:
> On Tue, 5 Feb 2002 09:33:30 -0600
>
> "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
>
> Jay,
>   Aside from smoothwall, what other firewall would you recommend?
> Everything that I seem to be reading about Smoothwall is turning it sour.
> It's still at the 2.2 kernel, and I'd like to move up to the 2.4 kernel.
> I tried to build my own firewall, however, I lacked the time to really
> devote to a project of that tasking.
>
> Shawn
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