Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1998 19:17:10 +1200 From: "Dan Langille" <junkmale@xtra.co.nz> To: Joe Raine <questav@questronix.com.au> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Firewall? Message-ID: <199809290717.TAA06655@witch.xtra.co.nz> In-Reply-To: <199809290400.OAA20985@oznet14.ozemail.com.au>
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On 29 Sep 98, at 14:13, Joe Raine wrote: > 1. Is the learning curve horrendous for someone who is only versed in DOS > and Windows? Yes. But we've all been there. I was. I still consider myself a newbie. But don't let that put you off. > 2. Will there be any compatibility problems integrating a FreeBSD machine > into a Win'95 peer-to-peer network? Not that I know of. I use my FreeBSD box as a firewall/gateway for my home subnet. No comms issue whatsoever. > 3. Does FreeBSD have a firewall built-in or is that available as a > similarly-priced add-on? Built-in. Comes free. It's called ipfw. I use it and recommend it. There's also something called ipf, but I know little about it. > 4. We want to offer on-line transaction facilities eventually. Is FreeBSD > up to the task, especially in regard to security issues? I see no reason why not. But I have no experience in this area. Perhaps the security mailing list is better suited to this question. > 5. I would prefer to purchase the CD-ROM version of FreeBSD, is a printed > manual also available? Yes. Buy it. I wish I did before I installed. It's called The Complete FreeBSD and has lots of good stuff in it. Unfortunately, it's written by an ocker. :P > I apologise in advance if I have asked some questions that might be > answered by browsing your website, but spare time is a scarce commodity > for me just now and I have not had enough of it to browse in a productive > manner. No worries. My website might have some handy hints on getting started. It also shows you what not to do (e.g. The CDROM story; kids, don't try this at home). -- Dan Langille DVL Software Limited The FreeBSD Diary - my [mis]adventures http://www.FreeBSDDiary.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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