> It looks like I will have to use OpenBSD. Thanks for the link! OpenBSD can be an intimidating operating system to install and configure if you have never used it before. A good web link for a complete newbie to learn how to install and configure it might be this one:
http://www.openbsd101.com/ In particular you might like this link about how to install it and set it up: http://www.openbsd101.com/installation.html and for advanced firewall configuration tips and techniques you will probably want to read a copy of "The Book of PF": http://www.amazon.com/Book-PF-No-Nonsense-OpenBSD-Firewall/dp/1593271654/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1263849001&sr=8-1 I'm personally biased in that I think OpenBSD runs better (and is much more secure) when you run it on Sun Microsystem's SPARC based hardware (maybe Bodie agrees?). As you can see from this link: http://blogs.sun.com/barton808/entry/openbsd_runs_on_huge_list OpenBSD runs very well on a pretty wide variety of SPARC hardware, so you might want to go on e-bay and spend $50 US or so for a Sun Netra T1: http://sunsolve.sun.com/handbook_pub/validateUser.do?target=Systems/Netra_t1_105/Netra_t1_105&source= or a Sun Netra X1: http://sunsolve.sun.com/handbook_pub/validateUser.do?target=Systems/Netra_X1/Netra_X1&source= to install OpenBSD on. The Netras are very useful little servers in that they can run Solaris, *BSD and SPARC Linux variants (such as Debian): http://www.devin.com/debian/debian-on-netra.html and they are very reliable and well designed pieces of beautifully engineered server hardware. OpenBSD also has, what is probably, the best text installer program ever (except for maybe the FreeBSD installer). Check this video below and you can see someone installing OpenBSD in 5 minutes (!): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5A7uGjgbJqY -- This message posted from opensolaris.org _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list [email protected]
