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03-27-2002, 05:16 PM #1WHT Addict
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firewall
what kind of firewall do you use?
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03-27-2002, 05:26 PM #2Junior Guru Wannabe
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03-27-2002, 05:30 PM #4Web Hosting Master
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Tiny Personal Firewall
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03-27-2002, 05:41 PM #5Doh!!
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catpus is having serious financial issues and won't be around much longer.
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03-27-2002, 05:45 PM #6WHT Addict
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Re: firewall
Originally posted by interactive6
what kind of firewall do you use?
.John
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03-27-2002, 05:59 PM #7Junior Guru
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Hi manmythlgnd, (and anyone else who would respond)
You mention you use OpenBSD as your OS for some of your firewalls.
My question is, how does it do in terms of reliability, performance and uptime as a firewall?
I've been told by some folks that OpenBSD, in contrast to FreeBSD is more prone to kernel panics with some sorts of traffic/attacks; also that it requires periodic reboots in contrast to FreeBSD.
I have no personal experience, so I'm asking if you have seen these things on production firewall boxes/servers on the public internet.
Have you seen these or other problems with OpenBSD used as a firewall? Also, what type of hardware do you typically run OpenBSD as a firewall on top of?
Do you set up a bridging firewall -- or a "regular" one?
Thanks for sharing!
Louis
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03-27-2002, 06:30 PM #8Web Hosting Master
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I'm using Norton Personal Firewall, and like it a lot...
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03-27-2002, 07:53 PM #9Web Hosting Master
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catpus is having serious financial issues and won't be around much longer.
Odd statement with no information where you got this. Especially when they we funded 21 Million and just this month it was bumbed up another 6 Million from HIG/GMG/St Pauls. So, as with all rumors, I will wait until it happens.
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03-27-2002, 08:40 PM #10Junior Guru Wannabe
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Originally posted by stlouislouis
My question is, how does it do in terms of reliability, performance and uptime as a firewall?
I've been told by some folks that OpenBSD, in contrast to FreeBSD is more prone to kernel panics with some sorts of traffic/attacks; also that it requires periodic reboots in contrast to FreeBSD.
I have no personal experience, so I'm asking if you have seen these things on production firewall boxes/servers on the public internet.
Have you seen these or other problems with OpenBSD used as a firewall?
OpenBSD is used quite frequently for firewalls. Mainly because of thier attention to security.
Also, what type of hardware do you typically run OpenBSD as a firewall on top of?
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03-27-2002, 08:49 PM #11Disabled
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03-27-2002, 09:10 PM #12Registered User
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zone alarm for me!
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03-27-2002, 09:36 PM #13Junior Guru
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ZoneAlarm and I also have that McAfee Firewall, but I don't use it. Don't know why I have a firewall since I'm on dial-up anyway
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