The Killer NIC
finally hit stores in September, but it was met with some lukewarm reviews
citing only marginal improvements in ping times. Now, Bigfoot Networks seems to
have decided to play on its product's extra features by introducing the first of
the so-called FNApps. Bigfoot's first FNApp is a firewall dubbed FNA
Firewall, and it is based on the iptables open-source firewall included with
many Linux distributions. Users can download the FNA Firewall from the Killer
NIC website here.
Along with releasing the FNA Firewall, Bigfoot says it has also launched a
bounty program that offers up to $5,000 to developers who can code up a
peer-to-peer app, web server, or any application of the developer's choice for
the Killer NIC. Interested parties can hit up Bigfoot at
bounty@bigfootnetworks.com with their resume and FNApp idea to get an evaluation
Killer NIC card.
