IPFW and PF

Andy Greenwood greenwood.andy at gmail.com
Mon Oct 30 13:24:20 UTC 2006


PF, for two reasons. Firstly, because I don't have to mess with
arbitrary rule numbers; I can just scroll down the page and know that
rules will be executed in that order. Secondly becuase I can easily
integrate bruteforceblocker.

On 10/28/06, David Schulz <davidschulz at tca-cable-connector.com> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> IPFW seems to be the same IPFW that is used on MacOSX, so it seems to
> make sense to learn and lean on IPFW when using in a mixed Machine
> Environment. On the other side, many People seem to say PF is easier
> to manage once a setup gets complicated. As usual, both sides have
> their own valid points. My question though is not whether any of the
> two , IPFW of PF is better then the other, but which of the two do
> you use, and why?
>
> Thanks,
> David
>
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