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Message-ID: <19940706.204220.950723.NETNEWS@VM.BIU.AC.IL>
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Date: Wed, 6 Jul 1994 20:42:20 +0300
From: anzlvch@birisc.cs.biu.ac.il (Freezer)
Subject: Re: ipfilter/firewall
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Ollivier Robert (roberto@keltia.frmug.fr.net) wrote:
: In article <19940704.212137.873252.NETNEWS@VM.BIU.AC.IL>,
: Freezer <anzlvch@birisc.cs.biu.ac.il> wrote:
: >So my question now?Is there ANY firewall software for FreeBSD, while
: >it must NOT be TCPWRAPPER/TCPD like.What it must do is , while BSD acts

: Why ? You can do it with tcp_wrapper.
Becouse what i need is NOT to disalow some services on ONE my computer but
disallow access to some network from some other network,while all this
going via gateway and i need to use Unix and NOT some cisco to do it.
(WHY?:) cuz i need to change all those settings at runtime..
Btw i already in process of writing such a  thing for FreeBSD 1.1 though
so when it will be ready i'll post it...some kernel tricks:)


: >as router,permit o disallow certain connections to be routed via it
: >depending on source addr/port---dest addr/port??
: >Any idea of such ipfilter or any addition to routed????

: Have you tried the  TIS firewall toolkit  ? ftp to tis.com::/pub/fwtk if my
: memory is good.
TIS software is just another tcpwrapper..and not the best:)
: --
: Ollivier ROBERT                                           roberto@hsc.fr.net
: Hervé Schauer Consultants                Ollivier.Robert@keltia.frmug.fr.net