Re: IPtables or IPFilter ? (stateful firewall)
From: Rob MacGregor (me@privacy.net)Date: 01/24/02
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From: Rob MacGregor <me@privacy.net> Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2002 11:04:00 GMT
frank wrote:
> Hi,
> has anyone experiences with firewalls, because I am not sure, what to
> take.
> IPtables or IPFilter? In both cases we want a stateful firewall.
> Our decision for the system is debian for linux, in the other case
> FreeBSD.
> We are doing Internetwork and have a class C (4 subnets).
> So we need services like mail, ftp, http und ssh.
> We want a firewall, which is secure, but easy to change, when
> something changes in the net, new hosts etc.
> For all help very appreciated
I've been using IP Filter for a while now. Personally, I prefer the rule
syntax and approach (it's actually a rule file, not a list of commands).
The real question is, do you feel more comfortable with Linux or BSD? Go
with the platform you prefer...
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