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). -- | / o / / _ Arnhem, The Netherlands email: wilko@FreeBSD.org |/|/ / / /( (_) Bulte To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message
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