Re: pf packet filter on F9

[John Thompson <johndthompson gmail com>]

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Dave Feustel wrote:

| Can pf be used on F9?

Doesn't iptables do what you need?

| Would there be any advantage or disadvantage in doing so?

The linux kernel is designed for iptables, I don't know what surgery
you'd have to do to fit pf in instead.

N.B. I have both linux (iptables) and FreeBSD (pf) machines here, and
haven't seen any compelling reason to prefer one over the other.

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- -John (john os2 dhs org)
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