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Date:      Wed, 13 Feb 2002 16:01:51 -0600 (GMT-06:00)
From:      flash@neworleans.com
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   router preference: hardware or software?
Message-ID:  <91698.1013637711317.JavaMail.www@webmail.neworleans.com>

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What is the prevailing wisdom for the gateway between private LAN and the net:

a separate hardware box (firewall/gateway/NAT) or the FreeBSD box running 
ipfw/natd/qmail/BIND/whatever?

security?  reliability?  convenience?

Thanks for your comments,
Flash

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