I just thought I'd post about a product I find tremendously useful. ClarkConnect is a free, closed source Linux distribution. Its focus is on being one of the best SOHO or Small Business Router and Firewall appliance. It can be setup in about 15 minutes and offers the features of routers costing many thousands of dollars. Add in the magic word 'FREE' and some solid support and its a winner in my book.

Here's a feature list:

	Provides core server applications - mail, web, VPN, backup, file and print services...
	Protects network and data - antivirus, antispam, firewall, intrusion prevention...
	Enforces Internet usage policies - content filter, peer-to-peer filter, bandwidth manager...
	Simplifies management and monitoring - system monitoring, software updates, mail backup...

I've been using it for almost 3 years now as a router\firewall\content filter at home and then at the office. Its a very simple OS to install and configure and yet you can get the full server feature set if needed.  In one situation I've seen upwards of 130 days of uptime with zero issues. It would have run much longer than the 130 days but a software misconfiguration on a Windows server caused the ClarkConnect box to run out of free drive space, the correcting of which was easiest by simply rebooting.

Its worth a look for anyone looking for an extremely simple way to get started with Linux or someone who needs a massively capable router\firewall.

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