Ok here is the eternal debate in what you just said: Do you want easier to
configure or more stable?
In my eye OpenBSD is more stable and a billion times more secure than
FreeBSD as the code goes through rigorous testing for security holes within
the code. FreeBSD is much easier to configure but then again not as secure
as OpenBSD.
For a firewall pick OpenBSD and OpenBSD alone. Security and protection is
what OpenBSD is all about and not portability and simplicity which FreeBSD
is based on. Plus OpenBSD's firewalling is not that hard to setup, it may
take some time to do this but build it behind your current firewall on a
small box (233mhz or bigger) and test it out with a machine behind it. I
have had them built in a few hours or less, but then again I have configured
them before. Goto OpenBSD's site and read the FAQ for it and it will walk
you through it.
>From: Thorsten <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: "'[EMAIL PROTECTED]'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: OpenBSD or FreeBSD
>Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2001 15:37:46 +0200
>
>We are discussing to use either OpenBSD or FreeBSD
>for our new firewall.
>
>Does anybody know, Which one is more stable
>and which one is easier to configure and support?
>
>At the moment we are using debian linux, with the help
>of some scripts it is ok to configure.
>
>Does anybody have an opinion?
>
>Thankks for any comments,
>
>Henni
>
>
>
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