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Date:      Thu, 10 May 2001 10:02:44 +0100
From:      Rasputin <rara.rasputin@virgin.net>
To:        j mckitrick <jcm@FreeBSD-uk.eu.org>
Cc:        questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: ipfw vs ipfilter
Message-ID:  <20010510100244.D81644@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org>
In-Reply-To: <20010510023337.A71628@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org>; from jcm@FreeBSD-uk.eu.org on Thu, May 10, 2001 at 02:33:37AM %2B0100
References:  <20010510023337.A71628@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org>

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* j mckitrick <jcm@FreeBSD-uk.eu.org> [010510 02:35]:
> 
> >From what i have read so far, they seem equivalent, except for grammar.  Is
> there any reason why i would want to use one over the other?  I want a
> solid, fast firewall for a laptop with a dialup connection.

Depends what syntax you prefer to a large extent.

I think ipfw has decent IPv6 support, ipf's is a bit broke at present.

-- 
"If God lived on Earth, people would knock out all His windows."
		-- Yiddish saying
Rasputin :: Jack of All Trades - Master of Nuns ::

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