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ClosedBSD 1.0-RC1 Released As An ISO

Posted by timothy on from the read-only-media dept.

An Anonymous Coward writes: "Remember ClosedBSD? Guess what? Now there is a bootable CDROM version available. Check it out here. In case you forgot, ClosedBSD is powerful firewall distribution based on the FreeBSD kernel. Best of all: It is free software that can be distributed under the terms of the BSD license. Definately worth checking out."

38 comments

  1. woohoo by DrSkwid · · Score: 2

    this seriously rocks, for all my computer buddies who have 386's lying around but still run windows and aren't techie enough to see beyond "linux cba to learn all that stuff just to run a firewall, I have ZoneAlarm what more do i need"

    This is the sort of thing one can drop in a client's LAN and forget about it!

    wtg.

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    1. Re:woohoo by DreamerFi · · Score: 2, Informative

      Or you could use the firewall at www.dubbele.com

      -John

    2. Re:woohoo by DrSkwid · · Score: 1

      actually if we're going to recommend things then I always suggest spending the 150 quid on the Linksys BEFSR41
      no bulky / noisy PC to deal with
      no trouble getting the right NICs
      blinkenlights

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    3. Re:woohoo by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Hopefully they will release better security updates than they have in the past. If all you want is NAT and some security, then they are the way to go. If you want more flexibility, security and the ability to upgrade then a BSD/Linux/Etc. is the way to go.

    4. Re:woohoo by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Informative

      386s usually can't boot from a CD drive.

    5. Re:woohoo by xtremex · · Score: 2

      My only problem w/ ClosedBSD is the lack of remote admin. Right now, my firewall is in the basement. Why run down 2 flights of stairs to add a forwarded port. Until remote admin (ssh ) is available for it, I ain't using it...sorry.

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    6. Re:woohoo by strictnein · · Score: 1

      Unfortunately this route (the Linksys route) is no where near as secure as the ClosedBSD route. And that's the whole point, to have an secure setup.

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    7. Re:woohoo by DrSkwid · · Score: 2

      no where near as secure

      how?

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  2. Bootable from CD, nice by jaydho · · Score: 3

    According to their FAQ you can just burn the image to CD and it's bootable (like the floppy version was.) Handy for newer systems with no floppy, or for a bit more reliability.

    1. Re:Bootable from CD, nice by Bishop · · Score: 1

      Yippy Skippy.

      This isen't such a big deal. Bootable CDs aren't execatly hard to make. (hint: mkisofs -b floppy.img -c boot.cat)

  3. Re:*BSD is dying by coene · · Score: 1

    !misinformation =)

  4. Interesting by dh003i · · Score: 4, Funny

    Interesting that an Open Sourced, Free as in freedom, piece of software is called "ClosedBSD".

    Could they have marketed this one any worse?

    Sorta like calling a tampon "Scratchatex".

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    1. Re:Interesting by fliplap · · Score: 1

      Yeah, since marketing is a big deal for a not-for-any-profit-what-so-ever project like this.

    2. Re:Interesting by Swaffs · · Score: 2

      I always thought that OpenBSD was a funny name for what thrives to be the most secure OS on the planet. Its all in how you look at it.

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    3. Re:Interesting by h0ss · · Score: 1

      It's a little funny, but it's also a way to get me to say "Closed? wazzup with that? Maybe I'll take a look-see". Which is probably one of the things they were looking for.

  5. Has anyone tried this? by vircum · · Score: 0

    Has anybody tried installing this? I'd be interested to know what they've changed from FreeBSD (apart from the installation sequence).

  6. no humerous by Ratso+Baggins · · Score: 2, Informative

    I read it as a light hearted dig at the openBSD crew.

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  7. Uh....lots by sethadam1 · · Score: 3, Informative

    Read their site! ClosedBSD fits onto a single floppy! There's NOTHING non-essential in ClosedBSD. It's stripped down to virtually nothing but the kernel and a few functionalities that enable you to run a NAT/firewall/proxy.

    1. Re:Uh....lots by bpalmer · · Score: 1

      So does picobsd EmBSD won't fit on a floppy but it's a shrunk down version of OpenBSD. Seems like the closedBSD guys are reinventing the wheel.

  8. Re:*BSD is dying by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    What would be a clever way to defeat this particular type of trollspam?

    Perhaps slashdot could have a kind of "mutual exclusion" filter that says if *BSD and dying (or derivatives) are used in 1 out of every 3 sentences, it bans the post...maybe add the sender's IP address to the IP filter. :-)

  9. It'd be nice to see it support... by SIGFPE · · Score: 2

    ...pppoe and wireless so it can be used as a wireless DSL router/gateway.

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  10. Re:*BSD is dying by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    How is such an ignorant post modded to 1? I won't even waste my time fully responding to this.

  11. Re:Hard Times for *BSD by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    using *BSD as as describing all the derivitives of the original BSD just shows your ignorance in this matter. They are different OS's, no shit there will be kernel incompatibilities. Did you try to run a solaris kernel on your linux boxes and ask your college buddies why it didn't work?

  12. Re:*BSD is dying by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    What a creative troll. Some people have lots of time on their hands. I applaud you, sir.

  13. closedBSD = just as good as any PIX or checkPoint by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    i have personally used closedBSD on a heavily loaded production network. affordability in mind, it will give PIX and checkPoint a run for their money..

    the only thing i would like to see implemented is a DHCP server. maybe they have put that in already as well.