Kenneth Scharf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > If there are any debian-bsd people here maybe they can > answer this. I have been doing some reading and have > heard that some of the BSD variants are considered a > better canidate os for a firewall system than linux > (herertic!). OpenBSD in particular was highly > regarded in this (though it was said to be a RPITA to > install). Any thoughts on this out there?
Reportedly, *BSD's have the fastest TCI/IP stack in the industry. They are also pretty secure, out of the box. For example, while Linux mounts disk partitions asynchronously, my FreeBSD installation mounts syncronously by default. I run Debian on my main workstation, and FreeBSD on my NAT/Firewall/www-server/cvs-server box. That one is a P133/32M, and copes beautifully with the load (well, the load is not *that* great). Also, I cannot help but admire FreeBSD's mechanisms for updates/upgrades. IMHO the "ports collection" system is remarkable. It was very easy to install and configure. HTH, -- Arcady Genkin http://wgaf.dyndns.org "'What good is my pity? Is not the pity the cross upon which he who loves man is nailed?..'" (Zarathustra - F. Nietzsche)
