[Techtalk] dansguardian, squid, smoothwall and transparent proxying

[Rasjid Wilcox]

On Wednesday 09 March 2005 11:13, conor.daly at cod.utvinternet.com wrote:
> So, is there anything I can do to get smoothwall either
>
> 1. Use my internal dans/squid proxy transparently
> 2. Block relevant ports outbound so that a manual proxy config will be
>    needed.
>
> Smoothwall express doesn't seem to allow outbound blocking.

Conor,

Have you considered switching to a different Linux firewall?  One that is not 
providing a feature limited version to encourage you to upgrade to the paid 
for version?

There are quite a few listed at
http://distrowatch.com/dwres.php?resource=firewalls

I have personally used both IPCop (which I think is fully GPL) and Astaro 
(which has a free license for home use).  Astaro certainly allows you to 
block outgoing ports.  Not sure about IPCop since its been years since I 
tried it, but at least it doesn't have a 'limit the features so you upgrade 
to the paid version' agenda, so there is a good chance.

Cheers,

Rasjid.

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Rasjid Wilcox
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