FreeBSD as VOIP PBX

2008-06-20 Thread Thomas Mullins
Is anyone using FreeBSD for their VOIP PBX needs?  If so, what software
are you using?  And any recommendations for software to look at would be
greatly appreciated.

 

Shane

 

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RE: Reverse proxy recommendation

2008-06-02 Thread Thomas Mullins
Most thanks,

FreeBSD ports are great.

Shane
 

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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David
Robillard
Sent: Monday, June 02, 2008 10:58 AM
To: Thomas Mullins
Cc: FreeBSD Questions
Subject: Re: Reverse proxy recommendation

On Sat, 2008-05-31 at 10:26 -0400, Thomas Mullins wrote:
 Hello,

 We have three internal web servers that we make accessible to the 
 internet.  Right now we simply use pf and port redirection.  Works 
 great.

 But, we would like to tighten up security.  I know you can do this 
 with squid, apache and a few others.  Could someone please make a 
 recommendation on what solutions they have used or seen in the past?

 Thanks
 Shane

You may want to check the www/varnish port. From the ports description:

This is the Varnish high-performance HTTP accelerator.

Documentation and additional information about Varnish is available on
URL:http://varnish.projects.linpro.no/.

Technical questions about Varnish and this release should be addressed
to [EMAIL PROTECTED].

Questions about commercial support and services related to Varnish
should be addressed to [EMAIL PROTECTED].

WWW: http://www.varnish-cache.org/

And from wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varnish_cache

I've never used it myself, but looks interesting since it's been created
by Poul-Henning Kamp which is a major FreeBSD developer.

HTH,

David
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Reverse proxy recommendation

2008-05-31 Thread Thomas Mullins
Hello,

We have three internal web servers that we make accessible to the
internet.  Right now we simply use pf and port redirection.  Works
great.  

But, we would like to tighten up security.  I know you can do this with
squid, apache and a few others.  Could someone please make a
recommendation on what solutions they have used or seen in the past?  

Thanks
Shane
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RE: Anti Spam

2007-04-20 Thread Thomas Mullins
A neighboring school system is using the Barracuda and really like it.
Can't comment on the Easyantispam.  But, why not just implement your own
SA solution?  That is what we do.  I would be glad to explain our setup.


Shane


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Sent: Friday, April 20, 2007 11:43 AM
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Subject: Anti Spam

Hi all,

I am posting this question here because I know there are alot of ISPs
using FreeBSD (including me) and am hoping to get feedback, either
directly to me or to the list.

We are wrestling (as I am sure many are), with spam. Up until now we
have been employing Spamassassin locally and using some 3rd party
Anti-Spam servervices that are getting less and less reliable as the
weeks go by.

We are considering two hardware solutions, Easyantispam and Barracuda.
Barracuda is very expensive, so the most likely candidate is
Easyantispam. Does anyone out there have thought on either or both of
these? Usability? Reliability? Total Cost of ownership? Integration
issues?

Any thoughts will be appreciated,

-Grant
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RE: Advice on which FreeBSD firewall package to choose.

2007-01-04 Thread Thomas Mullins
I have not used iptables or ipfw.  But, pf is very easy to use, and has
lots of options.  I would give it a try.  I can send some sample configs
if you need.

Shane


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Subject: Advice on which FreeBSD firewall package to choose.

Before I start, I'm familiar with IPTables from Linux but am wanting to
use FreeBSD as a firewalling router after seeing it in action on a
heavily-loaded webserver. I like the efficiency of the TCP stack.

Upon reading the handbook I found that I can have my choice of three
firewalls; pf, iptables and ipfw.

What would be the most useful (and easiest) package to use given the
following scenario:

A FreeBSD router comprising of four physical interfaces -
Eth0 is the outside 10Mbyte/s cable connection to the Internet.
Eth1 is a 100Mbit DMZ housing a webserver.
Eth2 is a 100Mb DMZ housing a 802.11g Wireless Access Router. 
(My normal preference is to isolate Wireless LANs from physical
LANS).
Eth3 is the inside LAN. 

Software-based VPN connections out from both the Inside LAN and Wireless
DMZ are required. (Allowing VPN tunnels through the firewall; not
tunnels terminated at the firewall).

Against prudence, they wish to allow torrent connections to the inside
lan and ICQ connections to both the Inside LAN and the Wireless DMZ. The
torrent and ICQ connections will need to be bandwidth-managed so that is
a major consideration for the choice of which firewall to use. Is there
an equivalent to HTB on FreeBSD?

I look forward to your answers...

Regards,
Brett.
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