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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.
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.
m0n0wall is also believed to be the code base for two of the leading 3G wireless cellular router products: the Cradlepoint MBR1000, and the Kyocera KR2 (which is itself based on the Cradlepoint router, with the addition of PCMCIA aircard support).
[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.
- AskoziaPBX - PBX System using Asterisk for IAX and SIP client server setups, including voicemail to email.
[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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