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{{ infobox OS
| name                   = IPCop
| logo                   = [[Image:IPCop Logo.gif|IPCop logo]]
| developer              = IPCop team
| family                 = [[Linux]]
| source_model           = [[Open source]]
| latest_release_version = 2.0.6
| latest_release_date    = {{Start date and age|2012|10|28|df=yes}}
| supported_platforms = [[x86|i386]]<ref>http://www.ipcop.org/2.0.0/en/install/html/preparation-architectures.html</ref>
| kernel_type            = [[Monolithic Kernel]]
| ui                     = [[Web user interface]]
| license                = Various
| working_state          = Current
| website                = http://www.ipcop.org/
}}

'''IPCop''' is a [[Linux 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,<ref>[[SmoothWall#Smoothwall Express|IPCop forked from SmoothWall GPL 0.9.9 in late 2001.]]</ref> the projects are developed independently, and have now diverged significantly. 

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

== Development ==
[[File:Ipcop officer.jpg|right|250px]]
IPCop 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 35 languages.

Version 1.4.0 was released in 2004, based on the [[Linux From Scratch|LFS]] distribution and a 2.4 kernel, offering an updated user interface and a number of additional language options. This version is no longer supported with updates or bugfixes.

The current stable branch is 2.0.X, released in 2011, after three years of development. There is a new installer, and a new User Interface, with a number of former addons incorporated into IPCop itself. The new features and changes are outlined [http://www.ipcop.org/2.0.0/en/admin/html/whatsnew.html here.]

Although not an official part of IPCop, there are many addons, some based on the addon server, that add additional functionality to IPCop, such as advanced QoS, e-mail virus checking, traffic summary, extended interfaces for controlling the proxy, and many more.<ref>[http://sourceforge.net/apps/trac/ipcop/wiki/Addons IPCop Addons]</ref><ref>[http://www.pcpro.co.uk/reviews/internet-security/68282/ipcop-1-4-1 PC Pro Magazine Review]</ref><ref>[http://www.evolutionaryit.com/articles/Building_IPCop_Linux_Firewall_p1.pdf Building an IPCop Firewall Part 1]</ref><ref>[http://www.evolutionaryit.com/articles/Building_IPCop_Linux_Firewall_w_Copfilter_p2.pdf Building an IPCop Firewall w/ Copfilter Part 2]</ref>

== Awards ==

* Infoworld Magazine Bossie award for innovation in Open Source, 2007<ref>[http://www.infoworld.com/d/security-central/best-open-source-in-security-122 Infoworld Magazine Bossie award for innovation in Open Source, 2007]</ref>

== See also ==
{{Portal|Free software}}
* [[List of router or firewall distributions]]

==External links==
{{Wikibooks|Advanced QoS for IPCop}}
* [http://ipcop.org  The IPCop Homepage]

==References==
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