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Date:      Wed, 12 Sep 2001 13:34:05 -0300 (ART)
From:      Fernando Gleiser <fgleiser@cactus.fi.uba.ar>
To:        ann kok <annkok2001@yahoo.com>
Cc:        <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: ipchain and ipfilter
Message-ID:  <20010912133001.I62387-100000@cactus.fi.uba.ar>
In-Reply-To: <20010912155218.76359.qmail@web20101.mail.yahoo.com>

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On Wed, 12 Sep 2001, ann kok wrote:

> Dear all
>
> Is ipchain and ipfilter same component?

Yes and no =0)

They are both packet filtering packages, but they are *not* the same package.

IPChains does not run on FreeBSD, IP Filter does.
IMHO IP Filter is more versatile, powerful and easier to configure.

If you want a FreeBSD based firewall you need to use IP Filter or IP Firewall.

			Fer



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