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Date:      Tue, 21 Aug 2001 11:41:54 +0200
From:      Wilko Bulte <wkb@freebie.xs4all.nl>
To:        "Carroll, D. (Danny)" <Danny.Carroll@mail.ing.nl>
Cc:        freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: ipf / ipfw Which to use?
Message-ID:  <20010821114154.A25741@freebie.xs4all.nl>
In-Reply-To: <98829DC07ECECD47893074C4D525EFC311563C@citsnl007.europe.intranet>; from Danny.Carroll@mail.ing.nl on Tue, Aug 21, 2001 at 11:34:36AM %2B0200
References:  <98829DC07ECECD47893074C4D525EFC311563C@citsnl007.europe.intranet>

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On Tue, Aug 21, 2001 at 11:34:36AM +0200, Carroll, D. (Danny) wrote:
> I've been playing with both of these and I was wondering why are both
> available?
> They *seem* to do almost the same thing although ipfw is much more
> *tweakable*...
> 
> What's the difference between the two and how should I decide which I
> should be using...?

Largely it is a matter of taste. Ipfilter is multiplatform, ipfw is
FreeBSD-only. You can also combine the 2 (e.g. if you want IPfilter and
dummynet at the same time).

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