Sphirewall Changelog

What's new in Sphirewall 0.9.9.78

• Version 0.9.9.78 comes with a couple of new features that we believe are rather cool. Along with the usual bug fixes, optimisations and web interface improvements, this month we have released IPSec L2TP Vpn support and a Mdns/Bonjour Gateway.
• IPSec L2TP Vpn Support:
• Vpns can be the most complicated security tool to install, maintain and manage in a secure fashion. We have designed our L2TP Gateway with this in mind and the result is a very easy to configure and manage vpn gateway. One of the key features is built in support for Sphirewall user accounts, which means you can easily maintain vpn access on a group level, and it can be easily backed onto directory providers like Active Directory for seamless SSO. We have tested the gateway on a wide range of platforms and devices, and it supports the default L2TP client that comes with OSX, Windows, Andriod and most Linux distributions out of the box.
• Mdns and Bonjour Gateway;
• With the rise in mobile devices and BYOD becoming more and more prevalent in the workplace and school environment, networks are seeing rising levels of broadcast and multicast traffic. Effectively managing this traffic is vital, as it can create significant congestion and put strain on network services. The normal solution to this problem is an increased use of VLANS, but this has a negative impact on clients and devices using autodiscovery to identify shared printers, media centers and file services.
• With the Sphirewall Mdns/Bonjour Gateway, you can create virtual multicast bridges for MDNS and Bonjour traffic. This allows you to segment your network, but still allow your users to benefit from the use of autodiscovered shared resources. You can create multiple bridges for very refined control and it is possible to use the bridges on Vpn links, between subnets and, of course, between VLANS.