From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Oct 24 18:40:02 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6523416A4CE for ; Sun, 24 Oct 2004 18:40:02 +0000 (GMT) Received: from hotmail.com (bay13-f2.bay13.hotmail.com [64.4.31.2]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 52F9943D41 for ; Sun, 24 Oct 2004 18:40:02 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from illwrk4u@hotmail.com) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Sun, 24 Oct 2004 11:40:01 -0700 Received: from 209.240.79.128 by by13fd.bay13.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Sun, 24 Oct 2004 18:39:06 GMT X-Originating-IP: [209.240.79.128] X-Originating-Email: [illwrk4u@hotmail.com] X-Sender: illwrk4u@hotmail.com From: "Aaron M." To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Date: Sun, 24 Oct 2004 13:39:06 -0500 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 24 Oct 2004 18:40:01.0593 (UTC) FILETIME=[DEE71290:01C4B9F8] Subject: pf and RELEASE X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 24 Oct 2004 18:40:02 -0000 I saw a while back that the majority of people feel that for rock solid stability and production environments, the way to go is with 4.10-Release (I'm still not sure if stable is considered production quality as most things i find say it is still a WIP) I really am interested in the PF port that came over from openbsd. I think this piece of software really offeres a great set of tools especially Carp and pfsync. I notice (at least this is how it appears to me) that it isn't available for the 4.X versions of FreeBSD. My question is this, if i want to use PF in a production environment, should i go with the upcoming (tomorrow?) release of FreeBSD 5.3 or just use OpenBSD, either 3.5 or 3.6 for the firewall? I know this is one of those theoretical/holy war "what's your favorite" type questions, but not intending it to be and hoping the answers aren't geared as such. i just like pf...and also FBSD, with this in mind..i want a machine that is secure and stable as can be, it is after all the access to the internet as well as the defender of all that is good for the company. Thanks in advance, Aaron _________________________________________________________________ Check out Election 2004 for up-to-date election news, plus voter tools and more! http://special.msn.com/msn/election2004.armx