Suggestions for OS to use behind freebsd pf firewalls.

[eculp]

Quoting Predrag Punosevac <punosevac at math.arizona.edu>:

> eculp wrote:
>> I have installed freebsd server in a small company that has approx  
>> 30 pc's of all sizes, shapes, brands, etc.  They have just realized  
>> that a large part of the problems that they had before the firewall  
>> was caused by the 30 windows pc's that were connected directly to  
>> the ISP's wireless router.  They would like to change the PC's to  
>> unix desktops.
>>
>> I would like to install FreeBSD or any other bsd but don't feel  
>> that we have the drivers available to substitute such a wide  
>> variety of hardware.  I would love to be proven wrong.  Therefore I  
>> am considering a linux version with a graphic installer that will  
>> make it easier to train someone to install on any new machines that  
>> they add later.  My problem is that I haven't done a linux install  
>> since before FreeBSD 2.2 IIRC and have no idea which version would  
>> be the most versatile and has an installer that is basically brain  
>> dead simple with most all drivers.  I suspect that I am asking the  
>> impossible but you never know.
>>
>> I'm sure that I'm not the only person to run into this situation  
>> and I would sure appreciate any suggestions.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> ed

> PC-BSD would be a good choice but stay away from PBI. You may try  
> also DesktopBSD, TrueBSD, or RoFreeSBIE.
>
Something like the above would be my choice except for potential  
driver availability and FLASH9 that hold me back.  I've not looked at  
TrueBSD or ROFreeSBIE although I have used FreeSBIE 6.0 IIRC.

Thanks,

ed