Re: ipfwadm X ipchains

[Jan van Rensburg <jan.van.rensburg () epiuse com>]

fgb () domain com br wrote:
> Hi wizards,
>
> Somebody can show me the advantages in migrating from ipfwadm to ipchains ?
> Are the ipfwadm/ipchains a secure firewall or should I look for a commercial one ?

well, i've looked into ipchains and the supposed benefits etc, but from
a security point of view i can see no reason to change from ipfwadm to
ipchains. there's some other reasons which might make it worth it:
1. the 2.0.x kernels won't be supported for too long. so you get the
benefits of the new features/updates when you go to 2.2.x
2. ipchains is supposedley easier to manage and therefor less prone to
user misconfiguration

a good commercial product will definitely give you more
flexibility/options, but if you have very basic needs linux or freebsd
will do fine.

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--jan van rensburg

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