[CLUE-Tech] Small network security distro recommendations?

[Jeffrey Brown]

>>> skipworthy at realivetech.com 1/28/2004 1:14:12 PM >>>

> What I'm looking for is something along the lines of Coyote or LRP
with more
> (for lack of a better term) firepower. I don't have the time or
patience to
> roll my own ( so Gentoo and so on are out) I could (and might) end up
with
> slackware or some permutation of BSD, but I'd rather 1)have
something
> specifically designed for this kind of application and
2)support/participate
> in a project.

Since you've mentioned it and I use it for the purposes you describe,
may 
I recommend OpenBSD. The documentation is excellent and the OS is very
solid. I've also found that support on the newgroups is good as well,
if 
you've taken the time to read the manuals. There are differences
between 
Linux and BSD however, to use an example, it would probably be like 
switching from RedHat to Debian or vice-versa.. both are (at this time)
free  
Unix-like operating systems but with subtle differences.

Links for you:
www.rexconsulting.net/acid_openbsd.html 
www.openbsd.org/faq/pf 
http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=openbsd-misc&r=1&w=2

Good luck in your search!