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Date:      08 Aug 2002 13:10:45 -0400
From:      Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.no-ip.com>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: 
Message-ID:  <44bs8dtgx6.fsf@be-well.ilk.org>
In-Reply-To: <3D527A1C.9A4710CB@liwing.de>
References:  <006b01c23e51$941df6e0$310110ac@pannaway.com> <3D527A1C.9A4710CB@liwing.de>

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Jens Rehsack <rehsack@liwing.de> writes:

> Heewon Lee wrote:
> > 
> >    Part 1.1    Type: Plain Text (text/plain)
> >            Encoding: 7bit
> > Hi,
> > 
> > Is any type of Packet Filter implemented in FreeBSD? Perhaps BPF?

> Sorry guy, but I do not think that will get happy with BPF as packet filter.
> I recommend using ipfilter or ipfirewall (or both).

It may be that the original poster knew what he was asking for.  If
so, we need to point out that BPF is, in fact, built into FreeBSD, and
is present out of the box.

> Good start to read is FreeBSD handbook (http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/) and
> http://www.ipfilter.org/
> 
> > If so, which version?

BPF is a native feature of BSD, and so does not carry its own version
information.  

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