Date: 15 Oct 1999 09:25:34 -0700 From: wwoods@cybcon.com To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Need help in reccomending FreeBSD.... Message-ID: <19991015162534.1817.cpmta@c008.sfo.cp.net>
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At 2:30PM (West Coast Time) I am going to a meeting at work with the Head of Computer Security, 2 NT Admins and two people in charge of the project I am working on. I am wanting to propose, that instead of useing a Microsoft Firewall solution, we use a FreeBSD box as a firewall solution. This is not for mission critical info, so I feel I have a good chance of getting this. I also have lined up the 2nd in charge of our *nix dept to help me set up and maintian (I can do it, but it always looks better to have a "higher up" to validate you) the firewalls. What I would like from the list, is some REAL WORLD valid reason why FreeBSD should be used over a MS firewall solution. We are a MS shop, no doubt about that, so this will be an uphill battle, but I believe that with the right info, I can get FreeBSD as the firewall. Aside from the fact that FreeBSD will cost less to set up, will allow us to use that old P100 we have put on the shelf and will cost less to maintain.....can you people supply me with some more valid reasons to go with FreeBSD over MS? And, yes, I know ftp.cdrom.com and yahoo.com all use FreeBSD, as well as MS Hotmail service, but I am looking for some corporate types out there who had to convince their bosses that FreeBSD was a better choice to help me on this. Thanks, Bill William *************************************************************************** It's time for E*TRADE (SM) Get your free @etrademail.com address at http://www.etrade.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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