Anyone here us IPCop?

If so did you buid a custom rig for it or what? I am thinking about it but not sure yet.. Right now I am just using my old IBM Thinkpad A20 500Mhz with a PCMCIA and Onboard... Connected to my 8 Port Gig Switch which is serving to my Wireless G AP and my PC's...

My plan would be to get a small (as small as I can find) PC and mod it for the IPCop box...

So, If you use it or if you use it and have built a custom rig post it here

for other noobs like me who didn't know..

mLiV says:
educate me on what ipcop is/does?
Twizted says:
Uber small Linux distro that is nothing more than a Router/Firewall
Twizted says:
better than any hardware router you can buy from what everyone has told me

*researching*

IPcop user here also !
I have an old compaq hooked up to my main network I was thinking of doing a Mini-itx project and having the computer modem and switches all in one case

sweet

I am thinking I am going to have to find a cheap switch my Gigabit switch seems to be having some issues.. that or my DSL again... but I think its the switch..

Tried Smoothwall? Welcome! - SmoothWall

Looks interesting... I have never heard of SmoothWall.... Looks interesting.... If I ever need to reload IPCop I might try it...

Well, Here is my setup newly but horridly nasty looking network/IPCop setup...

Its basically nothing more than a poor mans way to make due with what he has.... I will likely be redoing this all in a few weeks or so.. If I can ever get a bigger place I will deffinatly be setting up a nicer cleaner system for it all... I have a half rack in Lokie's garage for it

Here is the pic....
Yes I know.. Its Bad..... lol


Consists of IBM Thinkpad A20M for the IPCop box... The lil black unit in front is the DSL Modem... old Synoptics 16port 10/100 switch with a Linksys AP setting on top... (btw its all setting on top of my Logitec 5300 Sub)

Have another Synoptics switch to the left.. only diff is its managed and has expansion port in the back... not using it though.. only brought it home as a backup...

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There is also m0n0wall which is pretty good . The one thing i like about this is that it can be booten off of a small flash drive since it only takes up like 6mb.

Quote: Originally Posted by gH3tt0.exe There is also m0n0wall which is pretty good . The one thing i like about this is that it can be booten off of a small flash drive since it only takes up like 6mb.

I like the looks of m0n0wall... I might have to check that out.. thanks for the linkage