Zero to Hero
Turbocharge Your Network with Zeroshell
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Turn an old unused computer into a state-of-the-art router.
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Zeroshell is a Linux distribution that will help you roll out useful network-related services. If you are responsible for a bunch of networked computers on a small LAN, you can use the Zeroshell distribution to transform an aging, unused computer into a multi-purpose gateway server with more services and flexibility than you can wring out of most off-the-shelf routers.
The Zeroshell Linux distribution provides various essential network services ranging from DHCP and firewall to VPN and load-balancing. It has a RADIUS server for WPA2 authentication, as well as a Captive Portal instance to create public hotspots. You can also use Zeroshell to shape network traffic, act as a HTTP Proxy Server, and even deploy a VPN. The icing on the cake is that you can do all this and a lot more from the comfort of an easy graphical interface.
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