handbook/firewalls-apps.html

[Chuck Swiger]

kirubiru wrote:
> http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/firewalls-apps.html 
> 
> 
> "...different people have different requirements and preferences."
> 
> How about giving some simple characteristic of each?
> 
> PF is secure, IPFW is easy to administer, etc. Something to help me pick 
> one. Bye all.

A "deny all" rule in PF and IPFW is equally secure.  :-)  You should take a look 
at the rulesets involved with each firewall type, and see which you find more 
understandable and comfortable working with.

-- 
-Chuck