Re: IPFilter 4.1.32

Darren Reed <[email protected]> Mon, 29 Jun 2009 01:05:14 +0200

Newsgroups	gmane.comp.security.firewalls.ipfilter
Message-ID	<31578_1246230598_4A47F846_31578_6595_1_4A47F72A.4090406@reed.wattle.id.au>

a b wrote:
>> Most significant, for Solaris 10 users,
>> it will not compile on Solaris 10 Updates 4, 5 or 6.
>> This is a deliberate choice that I will be not reversing.
>>     
>
> But u7 and beyond are supported?
>   

Correct.

> How much does the IPFilter in Solaris diverge from the
> version you just released?
>   

In terms of source code and interoperability with zones, a lot.

> If you were to recommend, and commercial support was
> NOT a consideration, would you recommend to stick with
> the built-in Solaris IPFilter revision, or to go with the
> latest-and-greatest? Admittedly, I've not kept up with all the
> modifications that were done to the latest and greatest
> version of IPFilter.
>   

I can't comment on that.
Conflict of interest in both directions :)

Darren