IP-Filter (available for Linux too) supports stateful inspections !
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----- Original Message -----
From: Aviram Jenik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Simon Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Debian-Firewall List
<[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 1999 8:58 PM
Subject: Re: Hacking a firewall
> >
> > 1) Comparison of Debian Vs Firewall-1
> > My major competition here is Firewall-1. Anyone know of any comparison
of
> > features / robustness / weaknesses?
>
> FW-1 Uses stateful inspection, which is way more secure then the packet
> filtering techniques of ipchains and others. It's not right to compare
> between the two, because the question is cost-effectiveness. FW-1 is must
> more full-featured/robust/strong, etc but costs 5 digits to buy.
>
