> Can some of you give me > some input on like Redhat Dabian and such. Just so you know I typically > do an ftp install, with a custom configured Kernel and firewall scripts. > Forget Red Hat, Debian and Suse... Go for Slackware. This is the real, fully customizable distro. Then follow the scripts in http://www.sastk.org/ to harden it. You shoul be fine with this. Also, check google and the archives. I believe this topic was already discussed a while ago, and you should get some more info there. Have fun, Marcelo Moreira.