On Fri, 6 Dec 2002, at 1:53pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Also have a little NAT Netgear acting as a Firewall\Router.
Does it do what you want it to do? If so, why change things? Those little home NAT boxes do not do very much, but they are very low-maintenance. > I have a few old pcs - dual P90, p133, p166 & pII233 doing absolutely > nothing. So which way should I swing :- WIN2K with ISA or Openbsd (not > familiar with either, but fastracking from NT4 to WIN2K). I recommend OpenBSD. (Disclaimer: I am biased.) OpenBSD has an excellent security record. You have much greater control of what gets installed and what does not (i.e., no need to install a web browser just because Microsoft says you have to). The firewall included with OpenBSD is very powerful and flexible. OpenBSD is much less resource-intensive, so it will likely perform better than the Windows-based solution (sure, Win2000 will run on a PII/233, but it is likely to be agonizingly slow). > Finally apart from using the remaining boxes as browser machines what > other use can I put them too. Playgrounds/testbeds. Install new software you're curious about and see how it works. Install a BSD or a Linux and play with one of them. Use one as a honey-pot. -- Ben Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | The opinions expressed in this message are those of the author and do not | | necessarily represent the views or policy of any other person, entity or | | organization. All information is provided without warranty of any kind. | ------ You are subscribed as [email protected] Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
