I tend to prefer the BSD core over the Linux core Os's, for many of the reasons you mention. Overall, I tend to use OBSD when it has to be secure, and FreeBSD when doing general services where security is less of a concern, and I prefer FreeBSD for a desktop OS.
------------------------------------------------------ Roger D. Seielstad - MCSE Sr. Systems Administrator Inovis - Formerly Harbinger and Extricity Atlanta, GA > -----Original Message----- > From: King, John [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, December 05, 2002 9:08 AM > To: NT 2000 Discussions > Subject: RE: Kinda OT -- Firewall servers and the like (home use) > > > I totally agree. Nice to see other OBSD users on the list. > I have been > running OpenBSD on a P233 with 64 MB as my home > Firewall/Router. OpenBSD is > really the best choice for router/firewall installs. The new > PF syntax is > so great. It is easy to install via FTP, all you need is a > boot disk and a > network connection and you can have a fully functional system up in 20 > minutes. The documentation is also very well done. You > could even use a > secure(3DES)IPsec to build your own VPN. I can't say enough > good things > about OpenBSD..! I used to be a Linux user through and > through, until I got > turned onto OpenBSD. Every thing is well designed and makes sense. > Although Mozilla doesn't run natively, but I guess I can't > have my cake and > eat it too. I even run IceCast on my OpenBSD firewall. Runs > like a champ. > > John > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Roger Seielstad [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, December 05, 2002 9:01 AM > To: NT 2000 Discussions > Subject: RE: Kinda OT -- Firewall servers and the like (home use) > > > I'd use the 233 and run OpenBSD. In fact, that's exactly what > I do at home > right now. > > The dual PPC 100 is going to be harder to find a supporting > OS, although I'd > figure Linux probably runs on it. > > ------------------------------------------------------ > Roger D. Seielstad - MCSE > Sr. Systems Administrator > Inovis - Formerly Harbinger and Extricity > Atlanta, GA > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Caraker Shane A SrA 1 CS/SCMV > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Thursday, December 05, 2002 8:54 AM > > To: NT 2000 Discussions > > Subject: Kinda OT -- Firewall servers and the like (home use) > > > > > > My roommate recently acquired a Dual P233 (think it was a > > 233) system and a > > Dual Power PC 100mhz system... (not sure the rest of the > > specs off hand, i > > know one system has 10 2.5gig SCSI Drives)... > > > > Would either of these be suited for a firewall setup? I'm > > assuming some > > version of *nix could handle this w/ out a problem, as well > > as maybe acting > > as a file server (no important files) and a few other misc tasks. > > > > This sound feasible? and what *nix flavor would be best > > suited to something > > like this? > > > > Neither of us are "well versed" in linux/unix, but we're both > > familair with > > it. > > > > > > thnx > > > > shane > > > > > > ------ > > You are subscribed as [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to %%email.unsub%% > > > > ------ > You are subscribed as [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > To unsubscribe send a blank email to %%email.unsub%% > > ------ > You are subscribed as [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > To unsubscribe send a blank email to %%email.unsub%% > ------ You are subscribed as [email protected] Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
