To answer the original question: You could have done this with OBSD 4.9, but with OBSD 5.0, you'd have to do some tweaking because there are recent changes some of the pf.conf syntax. You will find a VERY remedial primer (written by me) on pf.conf in the November issue of BSD Magazine (a free download at http://bsdmag.org). If you read that article, you will understand how to replicate FreeBSD's default firewall settings (and improve on them).
> The #1 reason I like OBSD over Linux is DOCUMENTATION! > #2 is OBSD's attempt to remain compatible with real UNIX. > Even SysV UNIX. Linux spits in the face of all real UNIX's. > Linux does not even deserve to be called UNIX. > Yes this is a Linux Flame! > All Linux lovers please respond. > LINUX SUCKS!! You know, answers like this are counterproductive to OpenBSD advocacy, which is the purpose of this mailing list. Do you remember when Linux became less geek, and more available to the masses? It was when the mailing lists evolved from self-righteous answers like that into a friendly place for newcomers. By the way, I used to say GNU/Linux, but I dropped the GNU/ when I learned how far Richard Stallman is out of his mind on issues of "freedom" in software. That's neither here nor there. Linux and the *BSD's each have their place. Here are some reasons that I use Linux. VMware doesn't provide drivers for the *BSD's. While *BSD does work in VMware, the VMware addons are important for efficient performance. Try to watch the Colbert Report on http://colbertnation.com. You can't do it without ADOBE Flash (no FOSS knockoff works). The same goes for every legitimate way to watch TV online, including Hulu and the like. Free/PC-BSD does a good job of running Adobe Flash with Linux compatibility mode, but if I'm going to use Linux compatibility mode, then why shouldn't I just run Linux in the first place? Linux provides competition. Back in the 4.x days, FreeBSD was struggling. Having to compete with Linux provided the motivation for the massive improvements that we've seen since then (and BTW: It was Apple that made much of the contributions that allowed the jump to a 5.x version). There is no Virtual Box or VMware Server for *BSD. There are some less robust virtualization solutions available, but Linux if virtualization is your goal, then Linux is the way to go. -Toby
