Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2004 02:04:17 -0600 From: Vulpes Velox <kitbsdlists@HotPOP.com> To: Nicolas <nicolas.gafgo@spray.se> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Newbie firewall question Message-ID: <20040128020417.46bd6fa1@vixen42.> In-Reply-To: <40175392.1000908@spray.se> References: <40175392.1000908@spray.se>
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On Wed, 28 Jan 2004 07:15:46 +0100 Nicolas <nicolas.gafgo@spray.se> wrote: > Hello. > I have just installed 5.2 on my machine and everything works. Now I > am trying to configure it and I want to put up a firewall but a > everything I read seem to refer to a dial up connection, I have a > LAN connection.So my question(s) is: is there a difference between a > firewall for a dial up connection and a Lan connection.? And if so > what is the difference, where can I read about it and is there any > good sites to look at? I have The Complete FreeBSD, the handbook, > Absolute FreeBSD...... I would be very grateful for some help or > directions where to look. Many Thanks!! Check out ipfw. Should not really matter what the connection is over... unless you specifically want a rule to apply to a device...
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