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m0n0wall is an embedded firewall distribution of FreeBSD, one of the BSD operating system descendants. It provides a small image which can be put on Compact Flash cards as well as on CDROMs and hard disks. It runs on a number of embedded platforms and generic PCs. The PC version can be run with just a Live CD and a floppy disk to store configuration data, or on a single Compact Flash card (with an IDE adapter). This eliminates the need for a hard drive, which reduces noise and heat levels.
[edit] Features
m0n0wall provides for a web-based configuration and uses PHP exclusively for the GUI and bootup configuration. Additionally, it adopts a single XML file for configuration parameters.
Some functions of m0n0wall are:
[edit] Inclusion in Commercial Products
m0n0wall is used in some commercial hardware platforms, including Netgate and Logic Supply.
[edit] Derivatives
- pfSense: Builds off of m0n0wall but focused towards full PC installations rather than the embedded hardware focus of m0n0wall.
- FreeNAS: Network-attached storage distro using FreeBSD 6 and the m0n0wall web GUI.
[edit] See also
- Untangle - Open Source Platform that runs 12 apps like firewall, spam blocker, virus blocker, webfilter & more
- Ipcop - Open Source Firewall
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