[ale] [OT]FreeBSD Resources

[Preston Boyington]

not FreeBSD, but there is also a book called "OpenBSD and Linux Firewalls" or maybe it is "Building OpenBSD and Linux Firewalls" can't recall at the moment...

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preston

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jonathan Glass [mailto:jonathan.glass at ibb.gatech.edu]
> Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2004 5:18 AM
> To: bob at verysecurelinux.com; Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
> Subject: Re: [ale] [OT]FreeBSD Resources
> 
> 
> Bob Toxen wrote:
> 
> >On Tue, Feb 24, 2004 at 03:07:49PM -0500, Jonathan Glass wrote:
> >  
> >
> >>Anyone have some pointers for good FreeBSD books?  I'm particularly
> >>interested in using it as a firewall, and for serving up 
> some web page
> >>to local clients.
> >>    
> >>
> >Why?
> >
> >For 99% of applications BSD has no advantages over Linux.
> >  
> >
> 
> For the sole purpose of learning a new OS, of course.  I work in 
> academia, so I'm constantly searching out new things to learn 
> to better 
> myself, and thus, to better the research goals of the 
> Institute.  I had 
> a spare dual-proc box laying around, and two spare gigE nics, so I 
> figured...why not learn how to make a FreeBSD firewall?  I've done 
> firewalls with RedHat, IPCOP, SmoothWall, and purchased DLink and 
> Linksys solutions, and now want to move on to someting else.  :)
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Jonathan Glass
> 
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