Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 23:55:22 -0400 From: W Gerald Hicks <wghicks@bellsouth.net> To: jmutter@netwalk.com Cc: Adam Ulmer <ulmer@ulmer.iserver.net>, iratus@home.com, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG, wghicks@wghicks.bellsouth.net Subject: Re: Security Message-ID: <199904230355.XAA74805@bellsouth.net> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 22 Apr 1999 23:47:07 EDT." <Pine.BSF.4.05.9904222342120.417-100000@insomnia.local.net>
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> True, a firewall is not automatic protection. However, a well > configured firewall (it's really not that difficult) is always a > preferable solution to tcp-wrappers. Right. But a true firewall doesn't permit the passage of *any* network packets, correct? A packet filter is much more convenient to use and provides plenty of protection for most folks. Cheers, Jerry Hicks wghicks@bellsouth. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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