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>Then I went to install the 'firewall' script in /etc/rc.d/init.d
>and noticed there is an 'ipchains' script already which could also be
>used. So, I skimmed over it and noticed you can tell it to save your
>current (active) rules, so I did.
This is an interesting feature to Rusty's IPCHAINS.
> It created /etc/sysconfig/ipchains which is the configuration file
>that the 'ipchains' script will run. This is essentially the same thing
>that TrinityOS originally set. So, my question now is, what's the
>difference (between /rc.d/etc/init.d/ipchains and TrinityOS' version of
>/etc/rc.d/init.d/firewall) and/or are there any (dis)advantages to using
>one or the other?
Readiblity.. flexibility.. maintainance.
--David
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