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Date:      Mon, 9 Nov 1998 10:31:12 +0100 (MET)
From:      Luigi Rizzo <luigi@labinfo.iet.unipi.it>
To:        jkf@calweb.com (Jason K. Fritcher)
Cc:        wes@softweyr.com, freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: router/bridge question
Message-ID:  <199811090931.KAA27564@labinfo.iet.unipi.it>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.02A.9811090131190.22803-100000@web2.calweb.com> from "Jason K. Fritcher" at Nov 9, 98 01:35:29 am

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> > not to mention that you can make use of firewall and dummynet at the
> > bridging level.
> 
> Hmmm... What would the difference be of using ipfw at this level vs at the
> IP level?

in your case probably none -- but some people might need to put a
firewall in the middle of network without being able to access to the router
or putting a new one.

	cheers
	luigi
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