On Mon, 4 Mar 2002, christian void wrote:
>
> > That being said, an ncurses gui to linux rules is a godsend, those
> > rules being almost as hard on the eyes as perl.
>
> because they suck.

also... netfilter and iptables have only been out for a short while.
trusting that over something with a long track record of stability and
performance like ipfilter doesn't make me sleep well (this is also the
same reason i haven't switch to pf yet).

i know how to build iptables rules tho.  i just don't encourage its use
because well... it sucks. and why encourage the use of something that
sucks?

> > I do prefer OpenBSD as the border firewall though.  PF rules are just
> > dreamy.
>
> if the box needs to be secure, regardless of where it is, it should be in
> a dmz behind a firewall, or in a secure enclave within an organization.

lately, i've been fantasizing about an invisible bridging firewall.

http://openlysecure.org/openbsd/how-to/invisible_firewall.html

=jay


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