m0n0wall 1.8.1 发布，提供商用防火墙机器的所有重要功能

m0n0wall计划的目标是创建一份完整的、内置的防火墙软件包，当它配合PC使用时，能够提供商用防火墙机器的所有重要功能（连同易用性在内），而其价钱却只是后者的一小部分（因为m0n0wall是自由软件）。m0n0wall基于FreeBSD的一个精简版本，并带有一个web服务器（thttpd）、PHP以及其他一些实用工具。整套系统配置存储于单个的XML文本文件以对系统透明。m0n0wall很可能是首个拥有用PHP实现的启动配置的UNIX系统，而通常这是依靠shell脚本的，此外，它把整个系统配置都用XML格式存储。

Manuel Kasper has announced the release of m0n0wall 1.8.1, a small FreeBSD-based operating system designed specifically for firewalls: " m0n0wall 1.8.1 released. In m0n0wall 1.8.1, the base system has been switched to FreeBSD 8.4 for better support of recent hardware, and there have been significant improvements, new features and bug fixes in many areas. Change log highlights: add scheduler (Croen) service with many different job types (enable and disable interface or shaper rule, Wake on LAN, reboot, reconnect WAN, execute command); improved IPv6 support, including IPsec, DHCPv6-PD, RDNSS and DNSSL and NDP info on the ARP diagnostic page; major overhaul of wireless LAN support, with some cards, it is now also possible to create multiple APs at the same time; DNS forwarder: add option to log DNS queries, add aliases (CNAMEs) and MXs; make rule moving and deletion on shaper rules page work like for firewall rules; initial support for USB modems...." Continue to the project's download page to read the full list of new features. Download: generic-pc-1.8.1.iso (23.4MB, SHA256).