Date: Thu, 29 Oct 1998 22:47:04 +0000 From: Nik Clayton <nik@nothing-going-on.demon.co.uk> To: "Carlos C. Tapang" <ctapang@easystreet.com>, freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Plugging a FreeBSD server to the net: need advice Message-ID: <19981029224704.64945@nothing-going-on.org> In-Reply-To: <003401be036e$086894b0$0d787880@apex>; from Carlos C. Tapang on Thu, Oct 29, 1998 at 10:57:52AM -0800 References: <003401be036e$086894b0$0d787880@apex>
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On Thu, Oct 29, 1998 at 10:57:52AM -0800, Carlos C. Tapang wrote: > to decide on which version of FreeBSD to use. Should I go with 2.2.7 or 3.0. > Is 3.0 ready for it? 2.2.7. 3.0 is almost certainly ready for it. However, since you're (apparently) new to this, save yourself the hassle. You don't need the bleeding edge. > The server will be a web, mail, and ftp server. Will I get double mileage > with having a 2-processor SMP system? Not on 2.2.7 (it doesn't do SMP). And even on 3.0, web, mail, and ftp are not CPU intensive tasks (unless you have *lots* of complex CGI, even then something like mod_perl in the Apache server (if they're Perl scripts and you're running Apache) is a better solution. > Is FreeBSD.ORG behind a firewall? Yes. > If it's not, then my server probably does > not need to be behind a firewall. (I am paranoid about malignant attacks, > but if FreeBSD.ORG can survive, so should my server.) Be paranoid. Firewall. Only allow access to ports you know about. Drop packets from 'unroutable' nets immediately (10/8, 172.16/16, 192.168/16). Log odd connections to either a seperate machine, or (better yet) to a line printer somewhere. Install tcp_wrappers from the ports, and wrap services. Hope that helps, N -- C.R.F. Consulting -- we're run to make me richer. . . To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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