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I have used ipcop in the past and really like it. I haven't used it in a while, and thought I would try it again because I want to setup a VPN. I just bought a new router and I'm sure it has a VPN but I like to build my own to learn some things.<br />
So I looked up ipcop and I got the impression that it isn't still being supported or developed.<br />
So my question is, is there something like ipcop that is current, or is ipcop actually current and I got the wrong impression. If so, I could stick with ipcop.
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I have used ipcop in the past and really like it. I haven't used it in a while, and thought I would try it again because I want to setup a VPN. I just bought a new router and I'm sure it has a VPN but I like to build my own to learn some things.
So I looked up ipcop and I got the impression that it isn't still being supported or developed.
So my question is, is there something like ipcop that is current, or is ipcop actually current and I got the wrong impression. If so, I could stick with ipcop.

ipcop

A virtual private network (VPN) is a network that uses a public telecommunication infrastructure, such as the Internet, to provide remote offices or travelling users access to a central organizational network securely. VPNs encapsulate data transfers using secure cryptographic methods and other security mechanisms to ensure that only authorized users can access the network and that the data cannot be intercepted.

Software firewalls, also known as host-based firewalls, provide a layer of software on one host that controls network traffic in and out of that single machine. Most operating systems now include firewall software, but many available software firewalls include central distribution, antivirus systems and disaster recovery.

Software Firewalls

A router is a networking device that forwards data packets between computer networks. Routers perform the "traffic directing" functions on the Internet. The most familiar type of routers are home and small office cable or DSL routers that simply pass data, such as web pages, email, IM, and videos between computers and the Internet. More sophisticated routers, such as enterprise routers, connect large business or ISP networks up to the powerful core routers that forward data at high speed along the optical fiber lines of the Internet backbone. Though routers are typically dedicated hardware devices, use of software-based routers has grown increasingly common.