[ale] iptables...

[Jonathan Rickman]

On Thu, 30 Aug 2001, leonard wrote:

> Jonathan Rickman wrote:
> >
> > On Thu, 30 Aug 2001, Timothy Ball wrote:
> >
> > > I need to filter some ports on my laptop... I don't know iptables...
> > > (i'm not a networking guy). I've tried looking at the docs, but again
> > > I'm not a networking guy.
> >
> > Here's the script I use on my laptop when using ppp. If you're using modules,
> > you'll need to load them prior to running. I just built them in the kernel...
>
> What is the advantage of IPtables over IPchains ?

For use on a laptop...not much. But there's certainly no disadvantage.
Personally, if I'm gonna run the newest kernel...I don't see the point in using
the previous release's firewalling code. I'm pretty nostalgic when it comes to
hardware, but I could care less about software.

Overall comparison, I don't even know where to begin. Instead I'll just answer a
question with a question...

What's the advantage of Checkpoint FW1 over ZoneAlarm ???

-- 
Jonathan Rickman
X Corps Security
http://www.xcorps.net

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