Download Packetfence 1.7.5

An NAC system can be used to secure a network environment. This allows you to automatically block network devices when an undesirable situation occurs according to the pre-set policies. Think of unknown network devices of visitors, a worm that tries to spread or even an authorized device that has been supplied with another operating system via a boot flop or live CD. Packetfence is one such nac system with support for 802.1x and vlan isolation, with which a network device can be placed in the correct vlan after analysis. The developers have released Packetfence 1.7.5, which has also been released as a Vmware image with a full Packetfence installation. The list of changes since the previous entry in the Meuktracker looks like this:

Version 1.7.5:

• Add support for stacked Nortel BayStack 5520
• Add support for Enterasys SecureStack C2
• Add support for Cisco Controller 4400
• Add support for 3COM SS4500

Version 1.7.4:

• Add support for Cisco Aironet 1250
• Disable node expiration by default
• Adapt VLAN isolation code to support Nessus Scan without any VLAN change
• Adapt VLAN isolation code to support “Skip Registration”
• Replace javascript popup on release page with DHTML
• Disable service entry for snmptrapd