Rudi Ahlers schrieb:
Hi all,
I'm looking for a (preferably free) alternative to SME / Clark Connect.
I basically need the following:
- firewall
- nat
- VPN
- bandwidth limiting / monitoring
I'd split these functions to a separate device, using pfSense on embedded hardware (ALIX or comparable). They have no point on a server. pfSense does this on 200 $-size hardware with 5 Watt energy consumption.
- email (SMTP / POP3 / IMAP) & groupware
- file & printer sharing
- RAID support
I don't think there's a free version for everything ;-) Zimbra is OK, but the commercial edition costs - same with OX and most other stuff. Given the complexity of the stuff involved, I'd say anything like this needs a commercial backer. Unless you only use mail.
- if possible fail-over / high availability support.
For free? ;-)
I need to support about 15 - 30 (some part time) students, so I would like to keep the costs low. If it's free, so much better. SME works for most of the stuff, but it still runs on CentOS 4, and I'd prefer to use 5.
I have a sense of deja-vu. Didn't we have all these questions and specs a couple of weeks ago?
Rainer