Date: Wed, 2 Feb 2005 13:08:51 -0800 From: "Thomas Foster" <tbonius@comcast.net> To: "Andy Firman" <andy@firman.us>, <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: IPF, IPFW, or IPFILTER? Message-ID: <001801c5096b$6606a7b0$c900a8c0@ostros> References: <20050202180022.GA20636@akroteq.com>
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I dont think there really is a more commonly used one. It kind of moves in cycles. There used to be quite a few posts about IPfilter.. its quick, easy, and secure. Then there was a buzz around IPFW.. its a bit more cumbersome.. but also very secure.. and along with dummynet.. there are many possibilities. The latest buzz is PF, especially now that ALTQ options are here in the kernel.. check out a couple of articles and see which one works best for you: http://www.section6.net/help.php Hope this helps T ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andy Firman" <andy@firman.us> To: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2005 10:00 AM Subject: IPF, IPFW, or IPFILTER? > > The author of the FreeBSD handboodk prefers IPF (ipfilter) because > its stateful rules are much less complicated.... > The author of "The Complete BSD" talks about IPFW (ipfirewall) > only. People on this list talk of PF (packetfilter) quite a bit. > > What is the most "commonly used" firewall for a web/email host > server with a static IP address connected directly to the Internet? > (protecting itself) > > What is the most "commonly used" firewall for a gateway/router/ > network firewall server in front of several other boxes? > (protecting others and itself) > > Thanks, > Andy > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >
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