Re: [mv] Best Linux Security Solution...?

[Dave Burgess <burgess@cynjut.neonramp.com>]

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> Hi,
> 
> I am about to start a large project that requires a mix of good
> security and speed. We have purchased (and assembled) a twin P3 450
> MHz server, 20 Gig HD, DVD CD-ROM and DAT TD.
> 
> If anything I would like to know of any flavors of LINUX to
> specifically "avoid", or if anyone has used a similar
> setup/configuration to ours, I would love to hear a brief history of
> any problems discovered.
> 
> We intend to use the latest version of Minivend (4.02).
> 
> As per usual this project needed to be up and running 6 months ago,
> so speed is of the essence. The companies IT dept. has a preference
> for 'DEBIAN', but the CTO and I prefer:
> 
> Redhat
> Mandrake
> NetBSD
> FreeBSD
> 
> Any comments about any of the above flavors would be most appreciated,
> With regards,

NetBSD has recently released a 'product' called NetBSD-Firewall.  It is a
lightweight system which is configured and set up as a fully functional
NAT firewall.  Try that - every comment I've gotten on it was positive.

http://www.netbsd.org/

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