Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2004 11:16:10 -0700 (PDT) From: bsd hack <time_to_hack@yahoo.com> To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Subject: Kernel Options Message-ID: <20040728181610.81445.qmail@web21524.mail.yahoo.com>
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Hi, I am working with the Kernel config file to optimize it and also to improve the overall security of the system! I have the following quetions: (1) There are a few options that are not available in the default kernel... like the IPFIREWALL options(and the like)... I basically need to know all possible options I can add to the kernel config file! (2) I guess these options can be used to set the kernel variables accessible through the sysctl command. So can I create my own options so that I can set a few kernel variables as and when I build the custom kernel? (3) and also my aim includes optimizing the kernel... so by enabling only the options I need to I should get a get optimization... is there anything else that can be done? (4) My aim is to improve local and network security. I guess enabling IPFIREWALL helps with the network security part.... are there any special options for local security? Thank you. HKR --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - 50x more storage than other providers!
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