BSD? WHy would you recomend that over Clark Connect? On Thursday 17 January 2008 12:39 am, Mike Storke wrote: > I'm surprised not one of you mentioned OpenBSD. > > Mike > > --- Matrix Mole wrote: > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > Hash: SHA1 > > > > Michael Havens wrote: > > | so which do you all recomend? > > | > > |>> I do appologize for not being specific enough. I mean as a > > > > dedicated > > > > |>> firewall. I was looking at the distrowatch you pasted for me and > > > > it > > seems > > > > |>> as if ipcop is the only one I know anything about; however, I was > > |>> intrigued with Devil-Linux > > |>> (http://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=devil) > > |>> (http://www.devil-linux.org/home/index.php). Does anyone have any > > |>> experience with this? > > |> > > |> IPCop is very good. I don't have experience with Devil-Linux. > > > > I personally don't have any experience with a specific > > Firewall/router > > Linux distro, but here's a few options: > > > > eBox - http://www.ebox-platform.com/ > > Gibraltar - http://www.gibraltar.at/ > > ClarkConnect - http://www.clarkconnect.com/ > > Coyote Linux - http://coyotelinux.com/ > > Devil Linux - http://www.devil-linux.org/home/index.php (already > > mentioned) > > ipcop - http://www.ipcop.org/ (also already mentioned) > > Sentry Firewall CD - http://www.sentryfirewall.com/ > > Smoothwall - http://www.smoothwall.org/ > > Endian - http://www.endian.com/ > > FreeSco the Single Floppy firewall/router unit - > > http://www.freesco.org/ > > ZeroShell - http://www.zeroshell.net/eng/ > > > > Although each of those distros appears to be designed specifically > > around the idea of firewall and/or router functionality, any linux > > box > > with iptables support compiled into the kernel could function as a > > proper firewall. I have a gentoo box operating as my router/firewall > > unit at the moment. If you want to add IDS support, then snort would > > be > > an excellent addition to the mix. I looked into Smoothwall briefly > > but > > never managed to get it working, although I think that's partially > > because I wasn't really interested in the project at the time. > > > > Hope that provides you some help. > > > > Matrix Mole > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > > Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (Darwin) > > Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org > > > > iD8DBQFHjvOLNtosHRPp48MRApLAAJ9nYZJcA0BX91HYKbyLomA84kQcgwCbB5Ci > > V4vWAP7DcHadGDl/u7mWTYE= > > =mzXM > > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > --------------------------------------------------- > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > ___________________________________________________________________________ >_________ Be a better friend, newshound, and > know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. > http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss