Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2001 22:07:28 -0500 (CDT) From: =?iso-8859-1?q?Eduardo=20Huertas?= <eduhuertas@yahoo.com> To: vass D <vassd2000@yahoo.com>, Joe Warner <rootman@xmission.com>, Scott Corey <Scott@bsdprophet.org> Cc: freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: firewall? Message-ID: <20010904030728.27014.qmail@web13202.mail.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <20010903215159.96725.qmail@web14704.mail.yahoo.com>
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Hi guys, I was wondering why are there two systems: ipfilter and ipfw. What is the newest, what strategy must be taken to choose one of them. I think I'm going to implement ipfw because there is a tutorial in the handbook for dialing systems (I have ISDN) but I think that's not a reason enough. -edu- --- vass D <vassd2000@yahoo.com> escribió: > yep, seen how it's done now as a downloadable > module, > but i'll probably take the oportunity to recompile > and fix the soundcard as well... > > thanx for your help guys. > > > > --- Joe Warner <rootman@xmission.com> wrote: > > > > I agree with Scott's recommendation. > > > > Adding a couple of lines to your existing kernel > > configuration file > > and then recompiling, isn't hard at all. > > > > See: > > > > > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/kernelconfig-building.html > > > > .and: > > > > > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/firewalls.html > > > > ..for more information. > > > > Cheers > > > > Joe > > > > > > > > > > On Sun, 02 Sep 2001, Scott Corey wrote: > > > vass D wrote: > > > > > > > > Hello, do you know of any good userland > firewall > > so > > > > that i don't have to recompile the kernel? > > > > > > > > Thanx > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > > > Do You Yahoo!? > > > > Get email alerts & NEW webcam video instant > > messaging with Yahoo! Messenger > > > > http://im.yahoo.com > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to > > majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body > > of the message > > > > > > Why not just recompile the kernel and add ipfw > > options? It is a faster > > > and better way for firewall protection. > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to > majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body > of > > the message > > -- > > Joe Warner > > Daemon News > > Bringing BSD Together > > Daemon News E-Zine http://www.daemonnews.org > > Daily Daemon News http://daily.daemonnews.org/ > > Print Magazine http://magazine.daemonnews.org/ > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of > > the message > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Get email alerts & NEW webcam video instant > messaging with Yahoo! Messenger > http://im.yahoo.com > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of > the message _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Obtenga su dirección de correo-e gratis @yahoo.com en http://correo.espanol.yahoo.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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