Re: DragonFly vs Linksys as firewall and Gateway

[Sdävtaker <sdavtaker@xxxxxxxxx>]

I was using a P1/233MMX  with DFBSD before buy a linksys router.
I got the linksys router becouse the P1 micro crashed and i couldnt find 
a replacement, linksys router (WRT54G) sucks, i got to restart it once 
per week at least, it likes to crash a lot even with the lastest bios.
I wonder if you can install a DFBSD over Linksys hardware like the linux 
one.
Sdav



Stephane Russell escribió:
> This is a very general post. I've just buy a Linksys Wireless router,
> and it comes with a router, a firewall with forwarding and natting
> capability and a DHCP server. I'm wondering if it's a equivalent choice
> (for speed, security, etc) to use such a router for my network, or if it
> just can't be as good as a BSD like DFBSD. For now, since 1996, my
> FreeBSD, then DFBSD was never cracked, and it's not because nobody is
> making any attempt.
>
> For one, DFBSD is supporting IPv6, but not the router (yet). So it's
> already a plus for DFBSD. On the other side, by using my DFBSD as a
> firewall, I'm exposing my file and print server directly on the net.
> Also, the router is very little maintenance compare to a full server.
> Another plus for DFBSD is backdoor control. Maybe I'm traumatised by the
> movie "The Net", with Sandra Bullock. Nobody can verify if Cisco is
> providing it's router with backdoors, or bugs at least, while this can
> be easilly verified and fixed with an open source OS like DFBSD.
>
> For now, I still think a true open source OS is a better choice for this
> kind of task.
>
> Any comments?
>
> SR