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From: nate@trout.sri.MT.net (Nate Williams)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: [Q] Firewalls & FreeBSD
Date: 2 Feb 1996 17:38:48 GMT
Organization: SRI Intl. - Montana Operations
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Message-ID: <4eti78$cp9@helena.MT.net>
References: <4eotqv$fs9@newsserv.cs.sunysb.edu>
Reply-To: "Nate Williams" <nate@sneezy.sri.com>
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In article <4eotqv$fs9@newsserv.cs.sunysb.edu>,
Evan Nanos <vaggelis@cs.sunysb.edu> wrote:
>Hi,
>
>Does anyone know if there are any public domain software
>for implementing firewalls on FreeBSD networks?

Other than the built-in IPFW stuff, there are lots of PD additions.  For
really simple firewalls, the built-in stuff works pretty well.

>Furthermore, are there any documentation available?

-   ipfirewall(4),ipfw(4) - IP packets filter.  ipaccounting,ipacct
ipfw(8)                  - controlling utility for IP firewall / IP accounting f
acilities


Nate

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