m0n0wall 1.8.1 發布，提供商用防火墻機器的所有重要功能

m0n0wall計劃的目標是創建一份完整的、內置的防火墻軟件包，當它配合PC使用時，能夠提供商用防火墻機器的所有重要功能（連同易用性在內），而其價錢卻只是后者的一小部分（因為m0n0wall是自由軟件）。m0n0wall基于FreeBSD的一個精簡版本，并帶有一個web服務器（thttpd）、PHP以及其他一些實用工具。整套系統配置存儲于單個的XML文本文件以對系統透明。m0n0wall很可能是首個擁有用PHP實現的啟動配置的UNIX系統，而通常這是依靠shell腳本的，此外，它把整個系統配置都用XML格式存儲。

Manuel Kasper has announced the release of m0n0wall 1.8.1, a small FreeBSD-based operating system designed specifically for firewalls: " m0n0wall 1.8.1 released. In m0n0wall 1.8.1, the base system has been switched to FreeBSD 8.4 for better support of recent hardware, and there have been significant improvements, new features and bug fixes in many areas. Change log highlights: add scheduler (Croen) service with many different job types (enable and disable interface or shaper rule, Wake on LAN, reboot, reconnect WAN, execute command); improved IPv6 support, including IPsec, DHCPv6-PD, RDNSS and DNSSL and NDP info on the ARP diagnostic page; major overhaul of wireless LAN support, with some cards, it is now also possible to create multiple APs at the same time; DNS forwarder: add option to log DNS queries, add aliases (CNAMEs) and MXs; make rule moving and deletion on shaper rules page work like for firewall rules; initial support for USB modems...." Continue to the project's download page to read the full list of new features. Download: generic-pc-1.8.1.iso (23.4MB, SHA256).