只要拥有Linux开源软件的帮助，并且再拥有一点来自ClarkConnect的帮助，你就可以将一台标准的PC机转化成一台专用的宽带网关和易用的网络服务器。ClarkConnect对小型企业、家庭办公室和联网家庭而言是一份优秀的解决方案。它在Red Hat的基础上移除了不必要的软件并进行了安全加固，一些有用的Internet网关软件被添加进来，并且安装过程也被设计得更加简便。

        Point Clark Networks has announced the availability of the second release candidate for ClarkConnect 5.0, a specialist CentOS-based distribution for routers, gateways and firewalls: "ClarkConnect 5.0 release candidate 2 is out. What's new? For new installations, ClarkConnect 5.0 is close to final release quality. There are a number of known issues that need to be addressed. For upgrades from version 4.x, this release should be considered beta quality and not as thoroughly tested. Known issues: starting the CUPS print server for the first time will hang Webconfig; the 'users' group may not work when accessed via Samba; you may see 'directory is unavailable' warnings from time to time; the mail archive will show a database connection error on first load...." Read the detailed release notes for more information. Download: community-5.0-rc2.iso (596MB MD5).（责任编辑：A6）