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。

        The second alpha build of ClarkConnect 5.0, a specialist distribution for servers and gateways, is ready for testing: "ClarkConnect 5.0 Alpha 2 is now available. Alpha 2 is certainly more stable, but it is still alpha quality. The significant changes are: features are in better working order; the developer environment is available; the kernel is up-to-date (notably, IMQ bandwidth QoS is integrated). There are many features that are not working in this alpha release. We have made this release public just to get some initial feedback from third-party developers, partners, and interested members of the ClarkConnect community. You should install this release if you are a software developer who needs to get up to speed with 5.0 or a person who likes to tinker with alpha releases." Visit the ClarkConnect beta test page to learn more about known issues and planned features. Download: community-5.0-alpha2.iso (543MB).（责任编辑：A6）