Almost everybody answered "no" already. :) As a firewall, you should definitely go with iptables. As a NAT, it depends on your needs, because there are still a lot of modules for ipchains, and (AFAIK) only the FTP is ported to iptables.
Octavio. At 06:06 p.m. 30/12/2001 +0100, you wrote: > >-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >Hash: SHA1 > >I would like to add to that question. I don't believe that you can >use both of them at the same time because it is two different types >of firewalls. However, my question is which of them is the better one >to use? Is there any drawbacks by using one or the other? > > >.:: michael . gegerfelt ::. > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > icq: 14968813 > > all email is scanned by norton anti-virus > >- -----Original Message----- >From: Shinta H Leagazpi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >Sent: Friday, December 28, 2001 4:38 PM >To: sec >Subject: ipchains & iptables together??? > > >can I use both ipchains and iptables at the same time??? > >__________________________________ >www.edsamail.com > >-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- >Version: PGP 7.0.4 > >iQA/AwUBPC9JfvV0lMzdeaPlEQKgxQCeJyuYQ7ieTjkk1NgmzJyx0+RJPa8An3YC >lyHTaOR0uTG09uiRFCOLpEHn >=4za2 >-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----