[ale] Linux versus OpenBSD for enterprise firewalls

[Brian MacLeod]

On 11/9/05, James P. Kinney III <jkinney at localnetsolutions.com> wrote:
>
> On Wed, 2005-11-09 at 08:30 -0500, John Wells wrote:
> > Any opinions from the security guys on the list? I'm seeking to rid our
> > company of a nasty Symantec Raptor firewall, and of the numerous options
> > we're considering, Linux/iptables and OpenBSD/pf keep coming up. Any
> > thoughts?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > John



James P. Kinney III wrote:

Call Bob Toxen.



Indeed, please call Bob. I admit, I am currently making this decision now
for my home network, and I've landed on the side of OpenBSD, but that's my
own personal data and connection I am risking, but I'm trying to learn.
Since you are dealing with a company's firewall, this is not something you
want to mess up accidently while you're learning what you need to protect.

bnm
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