RE: Novice asks "OpenBSD best firewall?"

From: Malik Khan (akhan_at_manpowernc.com)
Date: 06/15/04

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    Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2004 15:03:57 -0400
    To: <greg@sixx.com>, <security-basics@securityfocus.com>
    
    
    

    Hi Greg,
    If you want to stay within the OpenBSD arena for firewalling options, check
    out m0n0wall at http://m0n0.ch/wall/. It's a striped down version of FreeBSD
    and has very nice WebBased UI for ease of administration. I personally like it
    better than Smoothwall.

    Good Luck

    -----Original Message-----
    From: Greg Tracy [mailto:greg@sixx.com]
    Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 2004 11:05 AM
    To: security-basics@securityfocus.com
    Subject: Re: Novice asks "OpenBSD best firewall?"

    Hi,

    OpenBSD is an operating system, not a firewall. It's known for being
    particularly secure, but opinions vary... ;) If you're interested in running
    Linux or going open source, check out Smoothwall:

    http://www.smoothwall.org/

    Greg

    > From: Tim McGuigan <timst4@hotmail.com>
    > Date: 14 Jun 2004 18:37:53 -0000
    > To: security-basics@securityfocus.com
    > Subject: Novice asks "OpenBSD best firewall?"
    >
    >
    >
    > Hi I am putting together a network in a large house/dormitory. I am
    > going to be running some internet apps. Is OpenBSD the best option to
    > use for a firewall? Is there any purchaseable firewall software that
    > I can buy that works well and will save time (I'm also not footing the
    > bill for this, so price isn't as much of a factor)? McAfee Firewall
    > seems so gumby, but I'm not sure about OpenBSD.
    >
    > Thanks for any help in advance.
    >
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