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The IPCop Firewall is a Linux firewall distribution.

It is geared towards home and SOHO users. The difference with existing firewalls is that the IPCop interface is designed to be very user-friendly and task-based.

IPCop offers an IPChains based firewall with DHCP server, caching DNS, the Squid web proxy, Snort intrusion detection system, port forwarding, DMZ support and IPSec based VPN support using FreeS/WAN. There is an easy to use web-based admin interface and an SSH server is also available.

It offers advanced features such as IPSec VPN support.

Features include:

• Interfaces
• 4 interfaces with typical behavior
• GREEN : inside network
• RED : outside network (internet)
• ORANGE : DMZ (accessible from in and outside)
• BLUE : inside network for wifi (connect an Access point to this interface)
• VLAN available
• Alias available on RED interface
• Hardware
• Support i386 and alpha architecture (ppc will be available soon)
• Memory size supported from 12 MB to 4 GB
• IDE, SCSI, SATA and RAID disk controller with 250 MB minimal hard disk size
• Network cards from linux-2.4 kerne (ISA / PCI)
• SMP kernel available on i386 for HT / multicore or multiples CPU
• Indirect installation to flash device
• Installation
• Boot from floppy / usb floppy ( usb floppy allow only install from cdrom)
• Boot / installation from IDE / SCSI cdrom
• Boot / installation from usb key
• Boot from PXE enabled network card (need avdhcp and tftp server)
• Installation from http/ftp server
• Backup
• Floppy (restore on new install only)
• Web interface
• USB key
• Core services
• DHCP client / server
• Dynamic DNS
• Host list settable from web interface
• HTTP / FTP proxy (squid)
• IDS (snort) on all interfaces
• Log local or remote
• NTP client / server
• SSH server (PSK or password)
• Traffic shaping (red interface)
• Firewall features
• Statefull firewall
• Nat helper for h323, irc, mms, pptp, proto-gre, quake3
• Programmable port forwarding to ORANGE address
• Pin-hole on GREEN or BLUE net
• Ping answer configurable on all interfaces
• IPSEC VPN
• Roadwarrior and net to net
• Certificate or PSK