From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Feb 2 18:00:24 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8BA6E16A4CE for ; Wed, 2 Feb 2005 18:00:24 +0000 (GMT) Received: from debian.akroteq.com (rdbck-static-72.palmer.mtaonline.net [12.17.141.72]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1D94243D45 for ; Wed, 2 Feb 2005 18:00:24 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from andy@firman.us) Received: from andy by debian.akroteq.com with local (Exim 4.34) id 1CwOne-0005Vv-SS for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Wed, 02 Feb 2005 09:00:22 -0900 Date: Wed, 2 Feb 2005 09:00:22 -0900 From: Andy Firman To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20050202180022.GA20636@akroteq.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.6+20040907i Subject: IPF, IPFW, or IPFILTER? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: Andy Firman List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 02 Feb 2005 18:00:24 -0000 The author of the FreeBSD handboodk prefers IPF (ipfilter) because its stateful rules are much less complicated.... The author of "The Complete BSD" talks about IPFW (ipfirewall) only. People on this list talk of PF (packetfilter) quite a bit. What is the most "commonly used" firewall for a web/email host server with a static IP address connected directly to the Internet? (protecting itself) What is the most "commonly used" firewall for a gateway/router/ network firewall server in front of several other boxes? (protecting others and itself) Thanks, Andy