Re: Wanting To Try FreeBSD: Security Question.

On Tue, 04 Apr 2006 00:09:31 -0400, Metal Head <MetalHead@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

I've used Linux for a couple of years, the Linux that i've used have a point
and click firewall. Suse, Mandriva Fedora.

How hard is it to secure FreeBSD for a desktop computer? I've been reading
the handbook - the firewalls PF, IPFW & IPF look complicated.

I would find it hard to believe that anyone would see any of the above as
'complicated' when compared to iptables.


greg
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