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IPCop
'''IPCop''' is a [[Linux]] based [[firewall (networking)|firewall]] [[Linux distribution|distribution]], which aims to provide a simple to manage firewall appliance based on [[IBM PC compatible|PC]] hardware. IPCop is a [[Stateful firewall]] built on the Linux [[netfilter]] framework.

Originally a [[Fork (software)|fork]] of the [[SmoothWall]] Linux firewall, the projects are developed independently, and now diverge significantly. 

IPCop is licensed under the [[GNU General Public License|GPL]], and  is developed, in traditional [[Open Source]] style, by a diverse development group spread across the Internet at large. [[CD-ROM]] [[ISO image|images]] for the installation CD are distributed via a network of [[mirror (computing)|mirrors]]. Support websites are maintained in English, French, German and Dutch. IPCop's user interface is available in 17 languages.

IPCop includes a simple, user managed, update mechanism to install security updates when required. 

Although not an official part of IPCop, there are many addons, some based on the Addon Server and some not, that add lots of additional functionality to IPCop such as email virus checking, traffic summary, extended interfaces for controlling the proxy, and many more.

Development of IPcop continues. A significant new release, version 1.4.0, now based on the [[Linux From Scratch|LFS]] distribution, was released in October 2004, offering an updated user interface and a number of additional language options. Version 1.5 is currently in active development.

==See also==
*[[Comparison of Linux distributions]]

==External links==
* [http://ipcop.org  The IPCop Homepage]
* [http://firewalladdons.sourceforge.net/index.html  Addons for IPCop Firewall]

[[Category:Linux distributions]]
[[Category:Firewall software]]
[[Category:Routing software]]

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