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Subject: Re:  ipf OR IPFilteri OR ipf ?
Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2002 10:29:37 -0800
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The better firewall is the one you know how to configure the most. There is
no clear winner between the two.
By the way, ipfilter and ipf are one and the same.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Wilkinson,Alex" <Alex.Wilkinson@dsto.defence.gov.au>
To: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2002 11:46 PM
Subject: ipf OR IPFilteri OR ipf ?


> Howdy Crew,
>
> Can anyone recommend what the better firewall solution woud be best on
> a FreeBSD system ?
>
> ipfw ?
> IPFIlter
> ipf ?
>
> Anything else ?
>
>
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