m0n0wall was an embedded firewall distribution of

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, one of the

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descendants. It provided a small image which could be put on

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cards as well as on

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s and

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s. It ran on a number of embedded platforms and generic PCs. The PC version could be run with just a

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and a

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to store configuration data, or on a single Compact Flash card (with an IDE adapter). This eliminated the need for a hard drive, which reduces noise and heat levels and decreases the risk of system failure through elimination of moving parts found in older hard drives. On February 15, 2015 Manuel Kasper announced the "m0n0wall project has officially ended. No development will be done anymore, and there will be no further releases," encouraging "all current m0n0wall users to check out

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and contribute if they can."

Features

m0n0wall provided an

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-based configuration and used

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exclusively for the GUI and bootup configuration. Additionally, it adopted a single

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file for configuration parameters. Some functions of m0n0wall were: * Stateful packet filter firewall * IPsec and PPTP VPNs * Inbound and Outbound

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* Traffic shaper * Inbound and Outbound port filtering * Support for 802.1q compatible VLANs * Multiple IP addresses on LAN and WAN ports * IPS

Hardware

m0n0wall was installed on embedded hardware designed and manufactured by some companies.

Derivatives

;Similar hardware requirements:
t1n1wall
2015 fork of m0n0wall after it was discontinued, no activity since 2020.
SmallWall
Another 2015 fork of m0n0wall after its end-of-life, no activity since 2016.
m0n0wall mod
Original m0n0wall with additional features (DHCP+PPTP, DHCP+PPPoE, static+PPPoE, L2TP, WAN eth interface), no activity since 2013. ;Extended hardware requirements: *

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: Forked from the m0n0wall project in 2004, first released in 2006. *

: Forked from pfSense in 2015. ;Other usages (not a firewall): * AskoziaPBX: An embedded telephone system. * XigmaNAS:

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software using FreeBSD, uses portions of m0n0wall web GUI. Formerly NAS4Free. * TrueNAS:

software with versions in FreeBSD and Linux. Developed and maintained by iXsystems

References

External links

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Features

Hardware

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