Subj : flavors
To   : Roy J. Tellason
From : Russell Tiedt
Date : Fri Jun 15 2001 10:49 am

Hi Roy,

 RT>> From my point of view I have used FreeBSD and I like it a lot, I
 RT>> feel it is possibly a better OS to build a firewall on than Linux,
 RT>> but the 2.4.* Linux kernals will probably lessen the advantage that
 RT>> *BSD has in this regard. 

 RJT> FreeBSD is the one that I happen to have on hand here.  I've seen 
 RJT> that "better for a firewall" comment on that one too,  though I'm 
 RJT> not clear as to why it should be better for that use.

Basically it comes down to FreeBSD being able to do "statefull" packet 
filtering, which is a property that Linux has also aquired in the 2.4.* kernal 
versions, whether it is as good as the now mature version in FreeBSD, is unknow 
and debateable. This all from memory, might be a little confused.

 RT>> and that FreeBSD needs to be installed into it's own Primary 
 RT>> Partion (slice), 

 RJT> Hm,  I wasn't aware of that requirement.

At least, I could give you something new. :-)

 RJT> I'm not necessarily going to take the time to try and get a hold of 
 RJT> all these and try them out,  I don't have the time,  but I'd at 
 RJT> least like to get more of a handle on it than I have now.

Me too, wouldn't mind having a copy of Solaris 8 (5.8?), there is a free 
version that one can get, easily if one is in the USA, but here it is more 
trouble than it is worth to me. Not worried about the others yet. :-)

Want to get my e-mail an Usenet reading onto either a Linux or FreeBSD box 
SOON, then I can start playing with other things, on either of these OS'es.

Russell

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