From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Mar 2 01:45:18 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4A1651065672 for ; Sun, 2 Mar 2008 01:45:18 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from eculp@encontacto.net) Received: from farris.bafirst.com (adsl-074-165-190-154.sip.jan.bellsouth.net [74.165.190.154]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CC3F18FC13 for ; Sun, 2 Mar 2008 01:45:17 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from eculp@encontacto.net) Received: from HOME.encontacto.net ([189.129.17.152]) by farris.bafirst.com with esmtp; Sat, 01 Mar 2008 19:45:15 -0600 id 0006D416.47CA06AB.0000FE06 Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) (uid 80) by HOME.encontacto.net with local; Sat, 01 Mar 2008 19:45:14 -0600 id 0004AC19.47CA06AA.0000534C Received: from 172.16.0.2 ([172.16.0.2]) by intranet.encontacto.net (Horde Framework) with HTTP; Sat, 01 Mar 2008 19:45:14 -0600 Message-ID: <20080301194514.93686v93heexups0@intranet.encontacto.net> Date: Sat, 01 Mar 2008 19:45:14 -0600 From: eculp To: freebsd-questions MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; DelSp="Yes"; format="flowed" Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable User-Agent: Internet Messaging Program (IMP) H3 (5.0-cvs) Subject: Suggestions for OS to use behind freebsd pf firewalls. X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 02 Mar 2008 01:45:18 -0000 I have installed freebsd server in a small company that has approx 30 =20 pc's of all sizes, shapes, brands, etc. They have just realized that =20 a large part of the problems that they had before the firewall was =20 caused by the 30 windows pc's that were connected directly to the =20 ISP's wireless router. They would like to change the PC's to unix =20 desktops. I would like to install FreeBSD or any other bsd but don't feel that =20 we have the drivers available to substitute such a wide variety of =20 hardware. I would love to be proven wrong. Therefore I am =20 considering a linux version with a graphic installer that will make it =20 easier to train someone to install on any new machines that they add =20 later. My problem is that I haven't done a linux install since before =20 FreeBSD 2.2 IIRC and have no idea which version would be the most =20 versatile and has an installer that is basically brain dead simple =20 with most all drivers. I suspect that I am asking the impossible but =20 you never know. I'm sure that I'm not the only person to run into this situation and I =20 would sure appreciate any suggestions. Thanks, ed