RE: Linux firewall

["Curt Purdy" <purdy () tecman com>]

Have used both Linux and FreeBSD for firewalling, and though Linux is very
easy with some of the auto setup distros out there, if you are a business
with assets to protect, I would trust BSD as a much more stable platform for
firewalling (course some idiots out there are actually using windoze isa for
firewalling, can we say stable :)

As far as EEye, I believe you will find those were merely automated scans
that were coming from their ip's.

Curt

-----Original Message-----
From: full-disclosure-admin () lists netsys com
[mailto:full-disclosure-admin () lists netsys com]On Behalf Of Denis Dimick
Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2003 9:45 PM
To: Gabe Arnold
Cc: Spencer, Gary TRI-S INC; full-disclosure () lists netsys com
Subject: Re: [Full-disclosure] Linux firewall



Dont know about BSD.. But I would use Linux.. This is what I use everyday
for the past 5 years.. Have yet to have anyone get thru.. Even the morons
at EEye have tried..

On Wed, 18 Jun 2003, Gabe Arnold wrote:

> I would suggest you use an OpenBSD 3.3 setup with the native PF
> (Packet Filter)package which is based on the 'BSD IPF package.
> It's quite nice, easy to use, and very secure.  I'd check out
> www.openbsd.org and www.openbsd.org/faq/pf/ for a good overview of the
> PF package and how to use it.
>
> --Gabe
>
>
> * Spencer, Gary  TRI-S INC (spencerg () dtc army mil) wrote:
> > Hello everyone. I have been following the discussions for a few months
now
> > and enjoy the technical information that everyone has to share. What
would
> > your recommendations be for a Linux firewall? And would you use a 50,000
> > Cisco firewall instead??
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Gary.
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