Date: Sun, 17 Feb 2002 10:58:30 -0500 (EST) From: Don <don@blacksun.org> To: Alan McKay <amckay@ottawa.com> Cc: freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Looking_for_some_binaries,_and_does_this_make_a_good_firewall=3F?= Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.05.10202171056270.70163-100000@calis.blacksun.org> In-Reply-To: <1088.216.187.107.78.1013957134.squirrel@secure.quay.net>
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> Where can I get these packages from? I really HATE building this stuff > myself and would prefer not to. You do not need to build these yourself. FreeBSD will build them for you using the ports tree. > Also, does FreeBSD make a good firewall? Or should I reinstall the thing > with Linux so I can use ipchains? If FreeBSD does make a good firewall, > what software should I look for? ipf and ipfw are excellent firewalls that are included in the base distribution of FreeBSD. They have a much longer history then ipchains and are, in my opinion, more robust. -don To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-alpha" in the body of the message
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