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Date:      Thu, 9 Oct 1997 08:45:09 +0930
From:      Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com>
To:        Jacques Hugo <jacques@wired.ctech.ac.za>
Cc:        questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: ifpw and users
Message-ID:  <19971009084509.03200@lemis.com>
In-Reply-To: <343B6ED7.15FB7483@wired.ctech.ac.za>; from Jacques Hugo on Wed, Oct 08, 1997 at 01:30:31PM %2B0200
References:  <343B6ED7.15FB7483@wired.ctech.ac.za>

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On Wed, Oct 08, 1997 at 01:30:31PM +0200, Jacques Hugo wrote:
> Hi there...
>
> Is the ipfw utils on fbsd smart enough that
> it can allow inet access for some users and
> deny it for others?

No.

> Can this be done with the TIS fw toolkit?

No.  The Internet Protocols don't support the concept of users.

There are possible ways around this restriction, but you'll have to
relate any restrictions to concepts like IP address and port number.

Greg




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