Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2002 15:12:00 +0200 From: "Patrick O'Reilly" <patrick@mip.co.za> To: "FreeBSD Question List" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: gif and compression and ipfw Message-ID: <NDBBIMKICMDGDMNOOCAIMEPIEBAA.patrick@mip.co.za>
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Hi all. I've experimented with using gif devices to create private tunnels over the 'net. It worked just fine. From this I have two follow-on questions which I have not found answers to: 1) Can the data being 'tunnelled' also be compressed on the fly to squeeze more data through a line with little bandwidth? (and if so, How?) 2) How does ipfw interact with the gif(n) interfaces. As far as I could tell, ipfw was processing P:4 packets, but whatever emerged from the gif(n) interface did not pass through the ipfw ruleset. ?!? PS: I've also noticed IPsec while browsing the handbook. Would this be a better choice than gif, or are they totally different animals? Thanks for any insights or pointers. Regards, Patrick. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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