I think your words makes more sense and counting. For a newbie one like me ... which option you would advise me to go for? I do not have any special preferences but I do care for the one that is more stable and provide really more security. Thanks
On 24/02/2012 01:02 AM, Miguel Medalha wrote:
Why does it have to be CentOS? If you want a wonderful router/firewall that you can have up and running in a few minutes, you should look at this:
www.pfsense.org
I quote from their website:
"pfSense is a free, open source customized distribution of FreeBSD http://www.freebsd.org tailored for use as a firewall and router. In addition to being a powerful, flexible firewalling and routing platform, it includes a long list of related features and a package system allowing further expandability without adding bloat and potential security vulnerabilities to the base distribution."
If you insist in using Linux instead, you could look at this:
www.ipcop.org
Once again, a distro specialized on the function it performs.
Why have a generic and bloated system that you then have to customize from scratch when such wonderful specialized projects already exist?
I use Linux servers and a pfsense firewall to protect the network. Works like a charm, with amazing stability and reliability.