BSDs Re: [wplug] .Net Launch
Robert Dale
rdale at wplug.org
Thu Jan 31 10:16:49 EST 2002
On Thu, 31 Jan 2002, Brian Sammon wrote:
> > Odd example, since all three BSDs have taken different approaches to packet
> > filtering as long as I can remember. FreeBSD actually offers 2 options, nativ
> > ipfw or ipfilter. I believe ipfilter is used by the other BSDs as well as
> > GNU/Linux.
>
> OpenBSD has just recently replaced Darren Reed's ipfilter with a homegrown package called "pf". Does Linux actually use ipfilter in addition to iptables/ipchains? I figured they served the same purpose.
Linux uses netfilter. AFAIK, it was designed from scratch. iptables and
netfilter go hand-in-hand, but you can still use the older ipchains.
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Robert Dale
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