From owner-freebsd-net Mon Nov 9 06:32:29 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id GAA07284 for freebsd-net-outgoing; Mon, 9 Nov 1998 06:32:29 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from labinfo.iet.unipi.it (labinfo.iet.unipi.it [131.114.9.5]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id GAA07259 for ; Mon, 9 Nov 1998 06:31:37 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from luigi@labinfo.iet.unipi.it) Received: from localhost (luigi@localhost) by labinfo.iet.unipi.it (8.6.5/8.6.5) id KAA27564; Mon, 9 Nov 1998 10:31:12 +0100 From: Luigi Rizzo Message-Id: <199811090931.KAA27564@labinfo.iet.unipi.it> Subject: Re: router/bridge question To: jkf@calweb.com (Jason K. Fritcher) Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1998 10:31:12 +0100 (MET) Cc: wes@softweyr.com, freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG In-Reply-To: from "Jason K. Fritcher" at Nov 9, 98 01:35:29 am X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL23] Content-Type: text Sender: owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org > > not to mention that you can make use of firewall and dummynet at the > > bridging level. > > Hmmm... What would the difference be of using ipfw at this level vs at the > IP level? in your case probably none -- but some people might need to put a firewall in the middle of network without being able to access to the router or putting a new one. cheers luigi -----------------------------+-------------------------------------- Luigi Rizzo | Dip. di Ingegneria dell'Informazione email: luigi@iet.unipi.it | Universita' di Pisa tel: +39-50-568533 | via Diotisalvi 2, 56126 PISA (Italy) fax: +39-50-568522 | http://www.iet.unipi.it/~luigi/ _____________________________|______________________________________ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-net" in the body of the message