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Date:      Tue, 22 Jul 2003 10:31:17 +0200
From:      Sheldon Hearn <sheldonh@starjuice.net>
To:        David O'Brien <obrien@FreeBSD.org>
Cc:        freebsd-arch@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: Things to remove from /rescue
Message-ID:  <20030722083117.GC66789@starjuice.net>
In-Reply-To: <20030721202314.GC21068@dragon.nuxi.com>
References:  <20030719171138.GA86442@dragon.nuxi.com> <XFMail.20030721151553.jhb@FreeBSD.org> <20030721202314.GC21068@dragon.nuxi.com>

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On (2003/07/21 13:23), David O'Brien wrote:

> You seem to have another email in mind than the one you've been replying
> to.  Please answer the question asked:
> 
>     If I did need to get to the Internet to get bits, what does ipfw do
>     for me that "sysctl net.inet.ip.fw.enable=0" doesn't?
> 
> the reader should assume the user is using ipfw and not another packet
> filter.

What ipfw gives you that sysctl net.inet.ip.fw.enable=0 doesn't is the
ability to arrange _limited_ Internet connectivity without opening up a
hole so big a truck could drive through it.

Ciao,
Sheldon.



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