Re:Hey, would FreeBSD make a good DSL web server?
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Just my experience...
I have been using Red Hat Linux for a couple years now for my firewall/router and my servers. I have yet to be script-kiddie'd and the firewall is controlling a modem link AND a DSL link just fine and it's only a low end pentium machine.
Linux can be set up very securely and will cope with the load extremely well IMHO.
I would much rather use Linux and spend time learning about security than install something "secure out of the box" and not be aware of the issues.
WebMin (www.webmin.com) is a full remote configuration tool for Linux (and full UNIXes as well) via a web browser. It's cross platform, open source and much more mature IMHO. Since I started using Webmin, I never even touch Linuxconf any more. I just have no need to - WebMin does EVERYTHING.
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Just my experience...
I have been using Red Hat Linux for a couple years now for my firewall/router and my servers. I have yet to be script-kiddie'd and the firewall is controlling a modem link AND a DSL link just fine and it's only a low end pentium machine.
Linux can be set up very securely and will cope with the load extremely well IMHO.
I would much rather use Linux and spend time learning about security than install something "secure out of the box" and not be aware of the issues.
WebMin (www.webmin.com) is a full remote configuration tool for Linux (and full UNIXes as well) via a web browser. It's cross platform, open source and much more mature IMHO. Since I started using Webmin, I never even touch Linuxconf any more. I just have no need to - WebMin does EVERYTHING.