About:
floppyfw is a router and simple firewall on one single floppy. It uses Linux basic firewall capabilities, and has a very simple packaging system. It is perfect for masquerading and securing networks on ADSL and cable lines, using both static IP, DHCP, and PPPoE, and provides a simple installation, which usually involves editing of only one file on the floppy.

Release focus: Minor bugfixes

Changes:
This version fixes a few bugs regarding packages and a few other minor issues.

Author:
Thomas ez Lundquist [contact developer]

Rating:	reset 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
8.34/10.00 (8 votes)

Homepage:
http://www.zelow.no/floppyfw/
Tar/GZ:
http://www.zelow.no/floppyfw/download/

Trove categories: [change]

[Development Status]		5 - Production/Stable
[Environment]		Console (Text Based)
[Intended Audience]		End Users/Desktop
[License]		Freely Distributable
[Operating System]		POSIX :: Linux
[Topic]		Security, System :: Networking :: Firewalls

Dependencies: [change]
No dependencies filed

 Branches

Branch	Version	Last release	License	URLs
Stable	3.0.5	13-Jan-2008	Freely Distributable
Development	3.0rc2	05-Sep-2006	Freely Distributable
Stable 2.0 series Old, glibc-based version.	2.0.11	08-Feb-2005	Freely Distributable

 Releases

Version	Focus	Date
2.0.11	Minor security fixes	08-Feb-2005 11:23
2.0.10	Minor security fixes	31-Aug-2004 10:17
2.0.9	Minor security fixes	26-May-2004 02:39
2.0.8	Minor security fixes	11-Dec-2003 19:53
2.0.7	Minor bugfixes	28-Aug-2003 07:10
2.0.6	Minor bugfixes	13-Jul-2003 11:00
2.0.5	Minor security fixes	18-Jun-2003 09:59
2.0.4	Minor bugfixes	10-Dec-2002 11:04
2.0.3	Minor security fixes	03-Oct-2002 12:05
2.0.2	Minor bugfixes	10-Sep-2002 14:20

 Comments

[»] 5 years and counting
by Kurt - Sep 30th 2006 19:17:21

I've been using the floppyfw for 5+ years. Never a problem, delighted! An old 486 has served as my ultra-configurable firewall router so well that I've never had any inclination to purchase a consumer DSL router. All thanks to Thomas' cool distro.

A PC and four ISA cards give me a level of capability/flexibility that I'm sure Cisco wouldn't mind taking a few thousand of my dollars for. I've also used floppyfw to build a gigabit firewall/router for my university. It has performed flawlessly.

If you have an interest in learning iptables and need more than you can get from any consumer device, I highly recommend floppyfw.

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[»] simple and easy
by Art Fernand - May 2nd 2002 19:00:26

I needed a simple home router/firewall for my DSL connections and floppyfw works
conveniently with an old HP Vectra Pentium 100Mhz hanging around. Works fine also on my
high end desktops and using the same floppy, no need to reconfigure. Just needs 2 NICs, I
used cheap Realtek 8139 coz it didn't work with my old 3Com ISA network cards, then add in
the dhcpd modules, configure IP addresses and that's it. For about $12 I've converted my old
PC as a router. I reviewed other linux-floppy but had no time to read so many steps or do a
lot of configuring. floppyfw is quite straightforward. Thanks to the author.

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