Software Resources

Firewalls

www.pfsense.com

pfSense is a free, open source customized distribution of FreeBSD tailored for use as a firewall and router. It is derived from m0n0wall and has a huge list of features, all of which are accessible via the web interface, as well as a package system allowing safe, efficient and easy expansion.

pfSense is an excellent alternative to m0n0wall. With a great interface and some cool tutorials available on the pfSense website, it's definitely worth a look.

For your convenience, you can find prebuilt images of pfSense on our OS images page.

We also offer pfSense pre-installed on a range of our servers.

We also have copies of the ultimate pfSense reference book "pfSense: The Definitive Guide to the Open Source Firewall and Router Distribution" available for purchase.

m0n0.ch/wall

monowall aims to create a complete, embedded firewall software package that, when used together with an embedded PC, provides all the important features of commercial firewall boxes - including ease of use - at a fraction of the price. monowall is based on a bare-bones version of FreeBSD 6, along with a web server, PHP and a few other utilities.

The monowall website provides ready-to-use monowall images for the ALIX and WRAP boards, the net4801 and net5501, and other hardware.

monowall is worth considering seriously if you're looking for a firewall or wireless access point. It is an excellent package.

For your convenience, you can find prebuilt images of monowall on our OS images page.

www.zeroshell.net

Zeroshell is a small Linux distribution designed for servers and embedded devices, which aims to provide the main network services required for a LAN. Zeroshell has a web GUI for configuration and administration.

Its features include a RADIUS server, a Captive Portal, QoS (Quality of Service) management and traffic shaping, VPN, routing, bridging, packet filtering and inspecting, DNS, DHCP, NTP and more. It is particularly interesting because it supports VPN bonding for improved throughput and redundancy with multiple ADSL connections.

en.embcop.org

EMBCop is an IPCop distribution designed specifically for single board, embedded computers, such as the ALIX and net5501.

IPCop is a Linux firewall distribution whose sole purpose is to protect the networks it is installed on. A full list of IPCop's objectives can be found here.

EMBCop is being actively developed and it's definitely worth keeping an eye on.

www.ipfire.org

IPFire is a Linux distribution that is intended for use as a firewall. It is easy to set up and has a strong focus on security. IPFire is maintained by experienced developers, who provide regular updates to ensure a high level of security.

Its intuitive web interface allows both beginners and experienced administrators to readily access its many features. IPFire ships with a custom built packet-manager called Pakfire, so the system can be expanded with various addons.

Building a Secure Internet Appliance for the Small Office / Home Office

>> How to build a Firewall, VPN Server and Wireless Access Point on a single board computer (SBC)

This document takes you step by step through compiling the Linux 2.6 kernel with the uClibc library and Busybox binutils, adding services such as sshd, iptables, dhcpd, dns, ipsec and wpa, and provides configuration examples.

Gateway/Router

www.clearfoundation.com/Software

ClearOS is a family of powerful server/gateway operating systems designed for enterprises, small businesses, and homes.

Based on Linux, ClearOS (previously called ClarkConnect) offers firewalling, VPN, web proxy, e-mail, groupware, database and web serving, and file and print services, along with a comprehensive web-based interface for easy configuration.

www.mikrotik.com

MikroTik RouterOS is a router operating system and software which turns a regular PC into a dedicated router with all the necessary features - routing, firewall, bandwidth management, wireless access point, backhaul link, hotspot gateway, VPN server and more.

It's also the operating system of Mikrotik's range of RouterBOARDs.

leaf.sourceforge.net

LEAF is a secure, feature-rich, customizable embedded Linux network appliance for use in a variety of network topologies. Although it can be used in other ways, it is primarily used as a Internet gateway, router, firewall, and wireless access point.

Wireless

www.staros.com

StarOS is a networking operating system designed by ISPs, for ISPs. It is a powerful wireless operating system with a broad range of capabilities, yet keeps a reasonably small flash and memory footprint.

www.antcor.com/products/broadband-wireless/ikarus

IKARUS OS is a Linux-based network services operating system which turns a PC based system into a dedicated wireless (WI-FI) router and provides a high-speed connection. It will run on any x86 based system with 64 MB of RAM (PC systems, ALIX) and requires at least a 16 MB Compact Flash card or hard drive.

locustworld.com

This is a port of MeshAP for users who want to build a wireless mesh network using Locustworld's MeshAP software on embedded systems like the Soekris net5501 and the PC Engines ALIX.

VoIP

www.askozia.com/software

AskoziaPBX is a complete firmware solution for running an embedded telephone system, incorporating Asterisk.

It's very easy to use "out of the box", easy to configure and runs on a wide range of hardware.

Askozia does auto-provisioning, voicemail, conferencing, call parking and more, and speaks ISDN, Analogue and VoIP.

We also offer Askoiza pre-installed on a range of our servers.

linux.voyage.hk/voyage-one

Voyage ONE is an enhanced edition of Voyage Linux.

It aims at providing VoIP functionality via Asterisk for embedded x86 platform.

Operating Systems

linux.voyage.hk

Voyage Linux is a Debian Sarge-based distro (voyage) built from scratch. It is best run on a x86-based embedded platform such as Soekris 45xx/48xx and ALIX boards.

For your convenience, you can find prebuilt images of Voyage Linux on our OS images page.

We also offer Voyage pre-installed on a range of our servers.

www.openbsd.org

The OpenBSD project produces a free, multi-platform 4.4BSD-based UNIX-like operating system

Their emphasis is on portability, standardisation, correctness, proactive security and integrated cryptography.

Specialist Software

www.imedialinux.com

iMedia Linux is a hybrid between a small embedded linux distribution and a full featured linux distribution, designed for mini-ITX / x86 systems.

iMedia Linux embedded systems can be used in ATMs, Kiosks, vending machines, industrial computers, Point of Sale, multimedia system, Internet appliances and dozens of other applications.

The creators of iMedia Linux, iTuner Networks, offer distributions for ALIX and WRAP boards, as well as for Myth TV and multimedia set-top boxes.

linux.voyage.hk/voyage-mpd

Following Voyage ONE, Voyage MPD (or "Music Player Daemon") is another special edition of Voyage Linux that makes embedded hardware (e.g. ATOM, ALIX) become your favourite digital music player and server.

www.freenas.org

FreeNAS is a free, open source, Network-Attached Storage (NAS) operating system based on FreeBSD.

FreeNAS uses a custom version of FreeBSD and a web-based interface to provide a fully-featured NAS environment. FreeNAS offers software-based storage and backup solutions for a variety of applications, from home to enterprise, and supports sharing across Windows, Apple, and UNIX-like systems.

FreeNAS appliances work well alongside our open-source compatible hardware, but our boxes aren't really suitable for use as NAS devices.

Downloads

You can find our prebuilt OS images on our OS images page.

Choose from m0n0wall, pfSense and Voyage Linux.

Drivers

Windows 7 drivers

Get the most out of your fit-PC2 with the latest Windows 7 drivers.

Windows XP drivers

Get the most out of your fit-PC2 with the latest Windows XP drivers.

Linux driver

From the madwifi project.

FreeBSD driver

The Wistron CM9 is supported under FreeBSD 5.2 and onwards with the ath driver.

OpenBSD driver

The Wistron CM9 is supported under OpenBSD 3.7 and onwards with the ath driver (ported from FreeBSD).

Windows driver

Windows drivers are generally available from the manufacturer of your computer and may already be available on your computer.

Linux driver

Please also read the documentation for using the picoLCD in Linux.

For more information, please visit Mini-Box.com.

For most recent firmware for our hardware, please visit the manufacturer's website as listed below.

ALIX 1 / ALIX 2 and ALIX 3 (PC Engines)

net5501 / net4801 (Soekris)

fit-PC2 / fit-PC2i (CompuLab)

Other

Tera Term (Pro) - Windows

Tera Term (Pro) is a free software terminal emulator (communication program) for MS-Windows. It supports VT100 emulation, telnet connection, serial port connection, and so on. With an easy to use interface and an SSH client version available, this is a handy addition to your software collection.

We use and recommend Firefox - the faster, safer and more efficient way to browse the web.

http://sourceforge.net/projects/pdfcreator/

PDFCreator is a free, open-source tool for creating PDFs quickly and easily from any Windows program that is able to print.