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. >