Date: Fri, 8 Aug 2008 21:46:16 -0500 From: David Kelly <dkelly@hiwaay.net> To: Gary Kline <kline@thought.org> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: [OT] Re: apple mac laptop. Message-ID: <3E1F909D-B948-45D3-9786-EC8CB011E52D@hiwaay.net> In-Reply-To: <20080808194457.GA81628@thought.org> References: <20080807224226.GA45445@thought.org> <367CE1DD-F026-407C-819F-4A190B7F6716@mac.com> <20080808061934.GC57877@thought.org> <3800467F-66CE-446B-B322-1310769B2DA6@identry.com> <20080808194457.GA81628@thought.org>
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On Aug 8, 2008, at 2:44 PM, Gary Kline wrote: > So besides the mac firewall [whatever], the laptop will be > behind my pfSense box. So... --and to be completely honest, the > main reason for this >> $1000 laptop is *security*. When she was > younger I wasn't that concerned is some kiddie cracker learned > that her favorite pet was a kitty. Different now. MacOS X comes with good old ipfw. Apple has added a 2nd firewall on top of that for 10.5, but apparently not pf. > Another question: can I install X11 without it bothering whatever > kind of mac front-end windowing comes with? Be great if I could > admin this BSD-based computer from my office. Yes, Apple provides X11 as an optional install on the included system DVD, but not preloaded from the factory. While you are loading X11 I suggest you also install Xcode. Then again I think Xcode was pre-installed on my Mac Pro. Xcode is Apple's software development environment. -- David Kelly N4HHE, dkelly@HiWAAY.net ======================================================================== Whom computers would destroy, they must first drive mad.
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