Date: Fri, 5 Feb 2010 12:32:17 -0800 (PST) From: Abdullah Ibn Hamad Al-Marri <wearabnet@yahoo.ca> To: Iv Ray <pobox@verysmall.org>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: best firewall for a web server Message-ID: <427296.31050.qm@web111313.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <B319E507-F26F-457E-937B-1408FB41132E@verysmall.org> References: <B319E507-F26F-457E-937B-1408FB41132E@verysmall.org>
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Hello, ----- Original Message ---- > From: Iv Ray <pobox@verysmall.org> > To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Sent: Fri, February 5, 2010 11:24:52 PM > Subject: best firewall for a web server > > We will be running a web server - > > - FreeBSD 8.x > - Apache 2.x > - php 5.x > - PostgreSQL 8.x > - Postfix 2.x > > - The server will run nearly 98% of the time below 25% load (no high performance > firewall is needed). > - Access to the server will be done only via ssh w/ key (there will be no public > ftp, etc.). > > I read several threads on FreeBSD Questions and checked the Handbook, and my > conclusion is that PF seems the most straightforward for such "classic" > situation. > > Am I right? > > Thanks, > Iv Right, PF is the way to GO! ;) Regards, -Abdullah Ibn Hamad Al-Marri Arab Portal http://www.WeArab.Net/
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