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Untangle is an Internet gateway and firewall that provides a powerful solution for protecting computer networks, whether at home or on the job'stopping viruses, hackers, and other unwanted Internet traffic from interfering with your life. In its basic form, Untangle is free, so getting started is easy on the budget. Although the software is available in a variety of configurations, the free version of the Untangle Next Generation Firewall (Untangle NG) and its accompanying software modules can handily meet the Internet security needs of just about any home or small business. With INTERNET SECURITY YOU CAN AFFORD: USING UNTANGLE AS YOUR INTERNET GATEWAY, you will learn everything you need to know to secure your network, including downloading and installing Untangle, implementing network and user-protection best practices, scaling up your Untangle installation, and much more. Protect your network and its users without wrecking your budget'get INTERNET SECURITY YOU CAN AFFORD: USING UNTANGLE AS YOUR INTERNET GATEWAY.

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Part I: Questions. 1. Who should read this book? 2. But can't Norton(R) just do the job? 3. I can't just build an Internet gateway! Wait, what's an Internet gateway? 4. Can't I just pay someone to take care of all that Internet security stuff? 5. Free? What's the catch? Part II: OK, I'm convinced. Now what? 5. Start downloading (Raise your hand now if you've never burned an ISO disk image or installed Linux). 6. Get a computer (It's OK to be cheap - you wouldn't be reading this book if you weren't). 7. Installing Untangle(R). 8. Networking 101 (You might need to buy some more stuff here). Part III: So about this so-called Server ... How do I protect my network? 9. What happens in the box? 10. Included software. 11. Optional software. 12. The user interface. 13. You don't have to be sitting in front of your new computer: remote administration for fun and profit. 14. The firewall. 15. The content filter. 16. The anti-malware. 17. The everything else. 18. Advanced topics. Part IV: I don't think this is enough for me - What's this scalability of which you speak? 19. Adding paid features to your box. 20. Bigger box? Bigger network? Or both? 21. When it's time to move to Untangle(R) hardware, pay for support, and give your first box to your grandmother. 22. When it's time to look beyond Untangle(R) . Appendix A: Repurposing a computer (minimum requirements, what you'll need, and what to do). Appendix B: Building your own computer (3 kits for 3 different use cases).

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