Date: Wed, 2 May 2001 11:11:02 +0100 From: "Rob" <rob@robhulme.com> To: <questions@freebsd.org> Subject: IPFW versus Hardware firewalls Message-ID: <LPBBLIHFHEKDFLJEBFJGKEJKDCAA.rob@robhulme.com>
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Hi, I regularly administer some FreeBSD servers, and more recently (as specified in another email) I will be required to implement several firewalls. From what I 'hear' everyone seems to go the hardware based firewall route - with Cisco having the most well respected name (at least for marketing purposes). I like BSD, I have been very impressed with the stability and security of the system. We don't generally see NT boxes on our network with >100 days uptime, but this seems to be quite common with BSD. I would be interested in looking into using FreeBSD with IPFW for our firewalls - but I am interested in your opinions. What are the advantages of using IPFW over say Cisco's products? What are the disadvantages? What experiences have you had of using either? Are there any comparisons on the net? Many Thanks -Rob -------------------------------- http://www.robhulme.com http://www.christianunion.org.uk "...and scantily clad females, of course. Who cares if it's below zero outside." -- Linus Torvalds To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the messagehelp
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