Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2003 22:05:49 -0500 From: AndrewM <andymorritt@rogers.com> To: jonathan michaels <jlm@caamora.com.au> Cc: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: IPF Message-ID: <3FDE768D.1020106@rogers.com> In-Reply-To: <20031215185026.03155@caamora.com.au> References: <3FDC750A.2090005@rogers.com> <20031215185026.03155@caamora.com.au>
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OK. Here is version 2.0: http://www.akasoftware.net/ipf.txt If you have any comments of suggestions, please send them to me. Thank You Andrew Morritt jonathan michaels wrote: >andrew, > >On Sun, Dec 14, 2003 at 09:34:50AM -0500, AndrewM wrote: > > > >>I have written a section for the handbook about sing IPF as a firewall, >>as opposed to IPFW. It is located at >> >> > > > >>http://hp-h.us/b/akasoftware/ipf.txt. >> >> > >my browser had serious problems with this address (url), it kept >complaining about 'bad gateway', stuff like that. i ended up searching >with google for 'akasoftware' and that lead me to an acccessible url >(www.akasoftware.net, from memory) and the document in question. > > > >>If anyone could give me any comments about it that would be great. >> >> > >given that i'm new to firewalls in freebsd (anywhere really) i read >with enthusiasm .. it is as you state a simple introduction and that is >not to be putdown. i discovered a few glitches with my thinking about >how to convert from ipfw to ipf ... i need something a bit more >language like, with the ability to 'capture' situations rather than the >simple ability to look, capture and organise data streams .. etcetcetc. > >a good starting point, andrew, add some scripts to do some basic system >setup and perhaps a basic maintenance section (setting up teh firewall, >some tools etcetcetc.) > >with regards and much appreciations. > >jonathan > > >
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