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Date:      Mon, 30 Oct 2006 08:24:18 -0500
From:      "Andy Greenwood" <greenwood.andy@gmail.com>
To:        "David Schulz" <davidschulz@tca-cable-connector.com>
Cc:        FreeBSD Users Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: IPFW and PF
Message-ID:  <3ee9ca710610300524y7db3dc1bg56e144b452d90dc@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <E4B019F7-1067-45C3-AF93-CF0980A57471@tca-cable-connector.com>
References:  <E4B019F7-1067-45C3-AF93-CF0980A57471@tca-cable-connector.com>

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PF, for two reasons. Firstly, because I don't have to mess with
arbitrary rule numbers; I can just scroll down the page and know that
rules will be executed in that order. Secondly becuase I can easily
integrate bruteforceblocker.

On 10/28/06, David Schulz <davidschulz@tca-cable-connector.com> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> IPFW seems to be the same IPFW that is used on MacOSX, so it seems to
> make sense to learn and lean on IPFW when using in a mixed Machine
> Environment. On the other side, many People seem to say PF is easier
> to manage once a setup gets complicated. As usual, both sides have
> their own valid points. My question though is not whether any of the
> two , IPFW of PF is better then the other, but which of the two do
> you use, and why?
>
> Thanks,
> David
>
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