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Vyatta routing software certified for IPv6

The Vyatta open-source network operating system has been certified for IPv6, which is likely to become a key capability as the number of Internet addresses available under the current version of IP diminishes.

By Stephen Lawson | 25 August, 2010 05:52

Tags: IPv6, networking, open source, routing, software, Vyatta

In pictures: 10 free (and legal) ways to bypass Net filtering

As Australians eagerly await the outcome of the federal government’s proposed mandatory Internet filter the software industry is already preparing for an imminent deluge in products and services to circumvent any content restrictions. Here are ten free options Web surfers can look at to get around the filter – and they just happen to be legal, for now. Of course, that’s not to say the Web-based circumvention services won’t themselves be added to the infamous blacklist.

By Rodney Gedda | 18 June, 2010 13:49

Tags: censorship, internet content filter, privacy, security, vpn

Linux 2.6.29 packs in features, Tuz given icon status

Linux kernel 2.6.29 was released this week and sports hundreds of changes, bug fixes and new functionality, but one change sure to raise a few eyebrows is the addition of Tuz, the Tasmanian Devil disguised as a penguin who takes over from Tux as the mascot for the release.

By Rodney Gedda | 26 March, 2009 10:37

Tags: linus torvalds, Linux, linux.conf.au, linux kernel

Vyatta adds security tools to open-source routing platform

Open-source routing vendor Vyatta is adding SSL VPN, intrusion prevention, Web caching, URL filtering and other features in Vyatta Community Edition 5 (VC5), the latest version of its software, released Monday.

By Stephen Lawson | 11 March, 2009 08:03

Tags: ssl vpn, Vyatta

Active Directory comes to Linux with Samba 4

Enterprise networks now have an alternative choice to Microsoft Active Directory (AD) servers, with the open source Samba project aiming for feature parity with the forthcoming release of version 4, according to Canberra-based Samba developer Andrew Bartlett.

By Rodney Gedda | 19 January, 2009 12:15

Tags: samba, Active Directory, linux.conf.au

OpenBSD 4.4 released, ups hardware support

OpenBSD founder and release manager Theo de Raadt has announced the release and availability of version 4.4 with numerous feature enhancements and bug fixes from the previous release.

By Rodney Gedda | 03 November, 2008 11:42

Tags: bsd, IPv6, openbsd, openssh

New router algorithm offers hope for old routers

A team of computer scientists has proposed a new algorithm that makes routers operate more efficiently by automatically limiting the number of network route or link-state updates they receive.

By Tim Greene | 21 August, 2008 07:35

Tags: xl algorithm

Open-source Asterisk appliance takes on Nortel

Media processing vendor Pika Technologies announced Friday that its Warp appliance line is customer-ready and ready to slay the Nortels and Ciscos of the world in a bid for the small to mid-sized corporate tele-space.

New 3Com CEO Mao to be based in China

3Com, the U.S. networking vendor now looking to operations in China for a competitive edge, has named a new CEO who will be based in that country.

Nortel goes open source for unified communications

Telephony has at last become an IT product, claimed Nortel as it announced SCS500, an open source-based unified communications suite for small and mid-sized businesses.

Management vendors debut open source wares

The selection of open source software available to network managers just got a little bigger, as three companies separately unveiled tools geared for change and configuration management, systems monitoring and server management.

Open source VoIP systems move into SA ISPs

When three ISPs in South Australia were looking to add voice services to their portfolio and reduce running costs, they embarked on a VoIP infrastructure project using open source software.

Force10 switches to open source for core switch OS

10G Ethernet vendor Force10 Networks is changing the operating system on its data centre switches to FreeBSD, an open source platform, with the aim of improving switch performance for customers.

California city rebuilds network using open-source apps

When the city of Madera, California, needed a new voice system, it turned to open-source technology -- not just for the IP telephony but for an entire network-infrastructure overhaul and loads of other functions. All the renovations cost less than half the estimated price of deploying a commercial voice over IP VoIP system alone. This smart, budget-wise use of open source across the network wins the city a 2007 Enterprise All-Star Award.

Vyatta says open source router scales to 10G

Vyatta, a maker of Linux-based routers, this week said its software scales to 10 Gigabit Ethernet, providing enterprises and service providers with an open source alternative to proprietary routers for high-performance requirements.

Vyatta unveils open source appliance for SMBs

Vyatta, a maker of open source routers, this week unveiled a product for the small-to-midsize business market.

Samba keeps up with Server 2008, Vista SP1

The cat and mouse relationship between Microsoft and the open source Samba continues as the team prepares another update to add support for Windows Server 2008 and Vista SP1.

Microsoft signs on to MIT Kerberos Consortium

Microsoft has joined the MIT Kerberos Consortium, an organization that develops the widely-used network authentication standard. It joins Apple, Google and Sun on the consortium's executive board.