Re: latest firewall tools for linux

[Jonas Eriksson <je () sekure net>]

And if you want more information about IP Filter check the
ipfilter page:

http://coombs.anu.edu.au/ipfilter/ 

-- 
Jonas Eriksson 
je () sekure net +46-70-6770986
http://www.sekure.net/jonas/

On Tue, 16 May 2000, Roelof JT Jonkman wrote:

> Hello,
>
> Just for clarification I guess, but OpenBSD uses Darren Reed's Ipfilter package
> which maintains tcp state, and therefore allows you to deny certain things 
> pending on the state of the tcp connection. Whereas stock linux with ipchains
> is a packetfilter, and it doesn't quite allow you to deny exactly everything.
> So in some ways the statement 'openbsd ... happier' may fly in this case, 
> although it should probably be 'ipfilter .. happier' ;-)
>
> roel
> PS. I recently switched from a bridging/hacked linux firewall to an almost stock
>     openbsd box with the same functionality + some.