Date: Wed, 02 Jun 2004 21:51:45 -0700 From: OpenMacNews <freebsd-ipfw.20.openmacews@spamgourmet.com> To: freebsd-ipfw <freebsd-ipfw@freebsd.org> Cc: Luigi Rizzo <rizzo@icir.org> Subject: Re: does NATd _prevent_ use of stateful ipfw rules w/ keep-state? Message-ID: <92234AFA11C59EC7B7F8B9F3@[172.30.11.6]> In-Reply-To: <20040602214301.A55108@xorpc.icir.org> References: <00f901c44910$50cfb330$6466a8c0@wolf> <MIEPLLIBMLEEABPDBIEGKEHBGAAA.Barbish3@adelphia.net> <20040602214301.A55108@xorpc.icir.org>
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> and given that there are alternatives packet filters, > i suggest people to use them if they are not happy with the > performance of natd or the complexity of writing a working > configuration with belt and suspenders for *BSD, yes there are other options ... just fyi, ipfw is the only available in-kernel option on OSX (I'm also implementing there as well). rumor has it that Apple is considering a move to ipfw2, but for now that's all there is. but i'm happy to learn/work through getting it done w/ natd, etc. per your suggestion. hence, my _still_open_ questions to this list ... richard
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