Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2005 14:32:04 +0200 From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?K=F6vesd=E1n_G=E1bor?= <gabor.kovesdan@t-hosting.hu> To: Roger Grosswiler <roger@gwch.net> Cc: freebsd-ipfw@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Most wanted packet filter Message-ID: <42DE4444.7030904@t-hosting.hu> In-Reply-To: <38301.62.2.21.164.1121862149.squirrel@www.gwch.net> References: <38301.62.2.21.164.1121862149.squirrel@www.gwch.net>
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Roger Grosswiler wrote: >Hi, > >i would like to know, which "firewall" is most wanted under freebsd. is it >ipfw or is it ipf? > >i imagine, both have their advantages, but i would like to try first the >most used because of support - poor rookie, i :-D > > Don't forget about the third one, called pf. ;) It's a hard question. What does matter is which of them is best the *for You*. As for me I use ipf and ipfw together. I think ipf is very easy to configure but ipfw has more sophisticated features, for instance it can be used for bandwith controlling via dummynet facility. As for pf, I don't know it. Cheers, Gábor Kövesdán
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