best flavor for a firewall?

RipperRoo · 03-16-2003, 09:50 PM

i have a p100 with a 428mb hdd i intend to use as a firewall/router , bearing in mind ive never used a penguin os before , what would be the best one to install?

Cirga · 03-17-2003, 10:43 AM

If you want good security Open BSD is great. Free BSD is close to the same but not quite. This is what i have been hearing from a few friends of mine.

If you have never tried Linux before.. perhaps go with something easy like Mandrake to get a feel for it. Linux is pretty secure either way.. but if you plan on running Apache etc.. might want to consider Open BSD as an option.

If you need info or help let me know. I will get on the phoen with my bud who has it installed currently and get some good info to peek at.

RipperRoo · 03-19-2003, 11:06 PM

mandrake's a little over the top just for a router/firewall especialy on a system with a 428MB hdd , but i did find a nice little app called Freesco (http://www.freesco.org/)
you create a floppy disc using either windows or linux ,stick it in a p100 with a few nic cards to act as the router/firewall
configure it on the machine and save the changes back to the floppy and you have a fully functioning router /firewall/dns/dchp ect ect
can be used without even having a hard drive installed

faolán · 04-03-2003, 03:42 PM

Personally I would recommend OpenBSD for running a firewall/router. I've been using it for a little over 3 years now and have nothing but praise for it. Its very small, stable, and secure, and comes at the low, low price of free.

If you would like some help setting up an OpenBSD firewall/router, please feel free to either private message me or post questions here.

Dr. Avery · 04-03-2003, 05:33 PM

chocolate.

faolán · 04-03-2003, 05:35 PM

Heh, can't argue with that.

Mmm, chocolate.

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03-19-2003, 11:06 PM	#3 (permalink)
RipperRoo AdMiN oF RoCk! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: uk Posts: 2,080	mandrake's a little over the top just for a router/firewall especialy on a system with a 428MB hdd , but i did find a nice little app called Freesco (http://www.freesco.org/) you create a floppy disc using either windows or linux ,stick it in a p100 with a few nic cards to act as the router/firewall configure it on the machine and save the changes back to the floppy and you have a fully functioning router /firewall/dns/dchp ect ect can be used without even having a hard drive installed __________________ PcTechtalk.com Admin A7V8X xp2600 Barton SLK 97U, GeForce FX 5700, 1GB 2700DDR Ram Sony DVD -R/+R/RW, SB Live 5.1 Digital, 1 x 30gb 3 x 200GB 2x120GB 1 x 250GB HDD'S, 19" TFT Epson R265 HP NX6125 Laptop 1gb memory http://www.minotaur-computers.co.uk/

04-03-2003, 03:42 PM	#4 (permalink)
faolán sith geek Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: The nether regions of the net. Posts: 85	Personally I would recommend OpenBSD for running a firewall/router. I've been using it for a little over 3 years now and have nothing but praise for it. Its very small, stable, and secure, and comes at the low, low price of free. If you would like some help setting up an OpenBSD firewall/router, please feel free to either private message me or post questions here. __________________ faolán "And I go yeah, baby, 'cause I'm the Evil Midnight Bomber What Bombs at Midnight! Aaaaaa-hahahahaha!"

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