Have used both Linux and FreeBSD for firewalling, and though Linux is very easy with some of the auto setup distros out there, if you are a business with assets to protect, I would trust BSD as a much more stable platform for firewalling (course some idiots out there are actually using windoze isa for firewalling, can we say stable :)
As far as EEye, I believe you will find those were merely automated scans that were coming from their ip's. Curt -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Denis Dimick Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2003 9:45 PM To: Gabe Arnold Cc: Spencer, Gary TRI-S INC; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Full-Disclosure] Linux firewall Dont know about BSD.. But I would use Linux.. This is what I use everyday for the past 5 years.. Have yet to have anyone get thru.. Even the morons at EEye have tried.. On Wed, 18 Jun 2003, Gabe Arnold wrote: > I would suggest you use an OpenBSD 3.3 setup with the native PF > (Packet Filter)package which is based on the 'BSD IPF package. > It's quite nice, easy to use, and very secure. I'd check out > www.openbsd.org and www.openbsd.org/faq/pf/ for a good overview of the > PF package and how to use it. > > --Gabe > > > * Spencer, Gary TRI-S INC ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > > > > > > Hello everyone. I have been following the discussions for a few months now > > and enjoy the technical information that everyone has to share. What would > > your recommendations be for a Linux firewall? And would you use a 50,000 > > Cisco firewall instead?? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Gary. > > > _______________________________________________ > Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. > Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html > _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html
