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Date:      Wed, 23 May 2001 17:39:40 +0200
From:      clemensF <rabat@web.de>
To:        freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   ipfilter in kernel versions > 3 ?
Message-ID:  <20010523173940.A1704@spotteswoode.yi.org>

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besides ipfw(8) there is another popular firewall package:  ipfilter
(ip-fil3.4.17.tar.gz) by darren reed.  like ipfirewall(4), it contains
utilities for defining rule sets and administration.  it's documentation
states it to be part of freebsd systems versioned 3 and up, but i found no
trace of it in my freebsd 4.0 STABLE.
ipfilter is quite portable and the source distribution contains kernel
source-patches for a dozen systems.

[]  is ipfilter just another interface to the kernels ip functions which
can be used independently without interference?  how do the systems
interact?

[]  after applying ipfilter's patches to the kernel sources i lost my
backups, which is unfortunate, because they were already patched with
several sets, one of which was hand-crafted and can't be restored, so
installing them from the cd-roms won't do.
can i get the kernel sources for, say, freebsd 4.3, make a new kernel and
run the 4.0 user-programs with it, i.e. would this be binary compatible?

[]  where can i find a set of kernel sources for freebsd-current?

[]  where can i find good and detailed HOWTO's, FAQ's and usage
documentations?  i need online-info about rules, the administration of
firewalled systems and experience reports for all sizes and scales.

clemens fischer

ps:  please Cc: me as i'm not a list member.

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