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Hi, 
	i'm looking at implementing a freebsd (4.8-RELEASE) firewall. Since
Freebsd supports ipfw and ipf I was wondering if either one has a particular
advantage over the other. Can anyone point me at a comparison/give me an
informed opinion ?
Thanks
Vince

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