Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2005 23:55:35 -0500 From: Chuck Swiger <cswiger@mac.com> To: kirubiru <kirubiru@hotpop.com> Cc: doc@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: handbook/firewalls-apps.html Message-ID: <43AB8347.2060507@mac.com> In-Reply-To: <43AB738A.70702@hotpop.com> References: <43AB738A.70702@hotpop.com>
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kirubiru wrote: > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/firewalls-apps.html > > > "...different people have different requirements and preferences." > > How about giving some simple characteristic of each? > > PF is secure, IPFW is easy to administer, etc. Something to help me pick > one. Bye all. A "deny all" rule in PF and IPFW is equally secure. :-) You should take a look at the rulesets involved with each firewall type, and see which you find more understandable and comfortable working with. -- -Chuckhelp
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