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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!nntp.coast.net!chi-news.cic.net!usc!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!ames!cnn.nas.nasa.gov!lestat.nas.nasa.gov!thorpej From: thorpej@lestat.nas.nasa.gov (Jason R. Thorpe) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc Subject: Re: NetBSD sparc as a firewall? Date: 30 Dec 1995 20:37:34 GMT Organization: Numerical Aerodynamic Simulation Project - NASA Ames Lines: 21 Message-ID: <4c47ue$rqk@cnn.nas.nasa.gov> References: <4c44nr$7de@villa.fc.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: lestat.nas.nasa.gov In article <4c44nr$7de@villa.fc.net>, Bonnie Daruthian Parker <ophie@paranoia.com> wrote: >I have heard that NetBSD sparc has become quite a bit better since my >last experiences with it. I am now looking into setting up firewalls for >a number of companies and am looking for a relatively inexpensive way to >do so. > >Me and my coleague are looking into using sparc 1's with NetBSD and using >Firewall Toolkit. > >What is the feasability of this? Quite feasible. I'm using SS1s running NetBSD 1.1A (1.1 will work just fine, too) in a network lab here as firewall boxes. -- Jason R. Thorpe thorpej@nas.nasa.gov NASA Ames Research Center Home: 408.866.1912 NAS: M/S 258-6 Work: 415.604.0935 Moffett Field, CA 94035 Pager: 415.428.6939