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Using OpenBSD to Secure Small Networks, Part 2

Posted by timothy on from the caulking-the-windows-with-plastique dept.

An Anonymous Coward writes: "ONLamp has another article on securing small networks, this time with the current version of OpenBSD and pf. Quite good."

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  1. State Table by Perdo · · Score: 2

    is broken... please try again.

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  2. Duh ... by NWT · · Score: 1

    Ok, the article is fine, informative and well shaped, needless to say that openbsd does it's work really well as a firewall.

    But why the hell do we have 80% troll posts? This sucks ... really.

    Oh yeah, mod me down now, but you know i'm right ...

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  3. Re:My experiences with Windows XP Professional by sirket · · Score: 2

    Why are you wasting Quad Xeon processors on an OpenBSD box? OpenBSD has always had poor dual processor support, and the performance boost drops even further when you go to 4 processors.

    Are you sure these boxes weren't running FreeBSD?

    -sirket

  4. Re:My experiences with Windows XP Professional by Tuzanor · · Score: 3, Informative

    um, actually OpenBSD doesn't have ANY SMP support. So if you add more procs it'll only use one.

  5. OpenBSD as more then a firewall by Partisan01 · · Score: 1

    I am a OpenBSD fan, but I think that it doesn't get as much stage time for things other then a firewall. I use OpenBSD to run a webserver for my company, and an LDAP server. Granted I'm not running a high profile server, but it still gets the job done nicely, plus it's very secure. OpenBSD is a great firewall, but it also excells in many other aspects of serving...

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    1. Re:OpenBSD as more then a firewall by artymiak · · Score: 1

      Don't worry, there will be more OpenBSD coverage on ONLamp.com.

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  6. Try emBSD by KenFury · · Score: 1

    Take a look at emBSD at 32 meg it's small and secure (OS is on flash memory). Most inportantly it does one job, routing and firewall duties, and it does it well. http://embsd.suspicious.org/