Mandriva Announces Second Version of Multi Network Firewall

Mandriva, formerly Mandrakesoft, has announced the second version of its comprehensive infrastructure and security system Multi Network Firewall (MNF2). MNF2 provides advanced firewalling, IDS (Intrusion Detection System), and VPN (Virtual Private Network) capabilities in a single product made easy to use by a simple web interface. New features include new types of VPN such as PPTP and OpenVPN, network interface bonding and bridging, traffic shaping, network mapping, and peer-to-peer filtering. MNF2 ships with one year online security update service and support options. The core features of MNF2 include web-based support, 24x7 availability, a validity period of 30 days, a response time of 2 business days, and scope that covers MNF2.