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Date:      11 Feb 2004 08:43:26 -0500
From:      Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.ilk.org>
To:        "Loren M. Lang" <lorenl@alzatex.com>
Cc:        FreeBSD Mailing list <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: FreeBSD has Two Firewalls?
Message-ID:  <44wu6tspdt.fsf@be-well.ilk.org>
In-Reply-To: <20040211130356.GA8118@alzatex.com>
References:  <20040211130356.GA8118@alzatex.com>

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"Loren M. Lang" <lorenl@alzatex.com> writes:

> I'm trying to learn how to configure my firewall on FreeBSD and there
> seems to be quite a few commands related to it.  It looks like, though,
> that FreeBSD has two different implentations of firewalls.  One uses
> ipfw to configure it and has natd for nat, the other uses ipf and has
> ipmon, ipnat, ipfs for controlling it.  Is this true?

Pretty much.

There are some more firewall implementations in the ports, as well.

> Where are some good references for learning the packet filter on
> FreeBSD?

The FreeBSD Handbook and the manual are usually plenty.



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