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Subject: Re: Any thoughts on these firewalls?
From: James Grimm <james_grimm @ credence . com>
Date: Tue, 08 Oct 1996 15:04:44 -0700
To: "bettez @ telecom . hydro . qc . ca" <bettez @ telecom . hydro . qc . ca>
Cc: Frederick M Avolio <avolio @ tis . com>, firewalls @ GreatCircle . COM
References: <2 . 2 . 32 . 19961008150449 . 00708a40 @ pop . trusted . com> <325A78A6 . 1145 @ telecom . hydro . qc . ca>

bettez @
 telecom .
 hydro .
 qc .
 ca wrote:
> 
> Frederick M Avolio wrote:
> >
> > >  - generic udp proxy(!)
> > >We evaluate FW/1, but we didn't find it enough secure.
> > >wander why everybody is talking about it(?)
Jean-Sebastien,
	Quick question:  What Linux firewall are you referring to?

-James



> The best is to use both packet filtering and proxies.
> The philosophy behind the Linux firewall is very cool. You have three
> kind of packet filtering access list:
>  - One for packets entering an interface
>  - One for packets forwards to an other interface
>  - One for packets leaving an interface
> And you can redirect packets to an arbitery port on the FW for proxing
> the connection.
> 
> _____________________________
> Jean-Sebastien Bettez


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