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From: Andreas Davour <ante@Update.UU.SE>
To: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org>
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Subject: Re: Is bpf a part of IPFW, or am I confused?
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On Wed, 5 Jan 2005, Kris Kennaway wrote:

> On Wed, Jan 05, 2005 at 09:09:55PM +0100, Andreas Davour wrote:
>>
>> I started to do some research for a kernel compile that should migrate
>> my system into the future I came upon the line "options bpf" in the
>> kernel config file.
>>
>> I have searched the handbook and the manpages and not really understood
>> the role of bpf. Is it supposed to be enabled when I use IPFW or is it
>> another beast altogether, best left undisturbed?
>
> It's completely separate.

OK, good to know. It wasn't all together clear from the documentation.

/andreas

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