Only a little note about the comment: "On FreeBSD you have a choice of IPFW, IPF, and PF. IPFW is FreeBSD only, IPF runs on many OSes (but not Linux),"
Since i have been reading the Ipfilter maillist, you can see that Ipfilter now runs on Linux too. This is only information. Greetings. On Mar 23, 2005 1:03 PM, Ean Kingston <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I have been looking for a great firewall, something > > not too technical, since I have only been using > > FreeBSD for two months now. > > > > I have FreeBSD-4.8 installed, Apache-1.3, and > > Netqmail-1.05. I am also planning on running an NTP > > time server and possibly a forum in the future. The > > web site is expected to become a well-recognized site, > > so that complicates matters. More attention to the > > site means more attacks. > > If it's a firewall you might want to upgrade to the latest in the series > you are using (4.11). There may be security holes in 4.8 by now. > > > Also, I am looking for antiviral protection for both > > the FreeBSD server, and any Windows or Macintosh > > systems that may be using the POP mail. I know qmail > > has one solution, which was contributed by a qmail > > user, but what are the alternatives? > > There are very few anti-virus packages for FreeBSD. AFAIK there are no > viruses that target FreeBSD. There are a few that target x86 hardware but > these don't propagate over the 'net. > > Have a look at amavis (it's in the ports collection). I've never used it > but it's been mentioned a number of times on various lists. > > Also, F-Prot (www.f-prot.com <http://www.f-prot.com>) provides an AV product for FreeBSD (NetBSD, > and OpenBSD too). They even have a mail scanner product. I used the file > scanner for a while but stopped the last time I upgraded the OS. > > > > > Any suggestions as to what firewall would provide me > > with the best protection, while not being overly too > > complicated? > > For simplicity, get one of the Firewall Router devices and stick your > FreeBSD system behind it. Most have a web interface to manage them. Just > make sure you get the Firewall model and not the Router with NAT model. > Unless you get lucky, the guy a Best Buy (or whereever) won't have a clue > about the differences and will not be able to help even if he thinks he is > helping. You need to do your research on this. > > On FreeBSD you have a choice of IPFW, IPF, and PF. IPFW is FreeBSD only, > IPF runs on many OSes (but not Linux), and PF is a port of the OpenBSD > firewall. All are included with the FreeBSD distribution but require a > kernel recomple (it's explained in the handbook and isn't nearly as scary > as it sounds). All are about a complicated to configure/manage. > > -- > Ean Kingston > E-Mail: ean_AT_hedron_DOT_org > PGP KeyID: 1024D/CBC5D6BB > URL: http://www.hedron.org/ > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to " [EMAIL PROTECTED]" > _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
