[ Thanks to Ludovic
Marcotte for this link. ]
Open source software company Inverse released the
version 1.8.4 of PacketFence.PacketFence is a fully supported, Free and Open Source
network access control (NAC) system that runs on Linux. It can be
used to effectively secure networks – from small to very large
heterogeneous networks. PacketFence has been deployed in production
environments where thousands of users are involved – on wired and
wireless networks.” PacketFence provides an impressive list of supported features.
Among them, there are :
- Registration of network components through a captive
portal- Automatic isolation, if desired, of unwanted devices such as
Apple iPod, Sony PlayStation, wireless access points and more- Instant stopping of computer worms or virus propagation
- Blocking of attacks on your servers or other network
components- Compliance for computers present on your network (software
installed, particular configurations, etc.)PacketFence is an unobtrusive solution that works with equipment
from many vendors (wired or wireless) such as Cisco, Nortel,
Hewlett-Packard, Enterasys, Accton/Edge-corE, 3Com, D-Link, Intel,
Dell and many more.Visit the official Web site of PacketFence for all details on
the new release : http://www.packetfence.org
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