Re: Liux as a Packet Filter

Alan Cox (alan@cymru.net)
Wed, 31 Jan 1996 09:52:37 +0000 (GMT)

> Is there a combination of the Linux Kernel and IPFW that actually works
> correctly.
Yes

> I have not been able to get it to work correctly with Kernel 1.2.13 or 1.3.57
Then you have a working firewall set. If you find ipfw hard to fathom don't
be suprised its a nasty tool ported from the PD original for BSDI. ipfwadm
is a far nicer tool and on ftp.xos.nl

Alan