Re: IP Filtering Patch

I cannot do packet filtering on my Win98 box without adding a firewall or 
software...

To keep this product CONSUMER based, I think some concessions need to bne 
made, and I think that the developers are doing this right.

Luckily, I use Linux for my server software, and a physical firewall...  =)

ChriS

At 12:31 PM 2/20/2003 -0800, you wrote:
>Metzger, Michael wrote:
>
> > Well, after a bit of hacking, I've added basic IP filtering options to the
> > server code.
>
>Didn't we just have a discussion about how the server would benefit
>from not having unrelated gewgaws attached to it?
>
>The OS already provides sophisticated packet filtering capabilities*,
>so what's the advantage in reinventing this?
>
>* Linux: iptables.  OpenBSD: pf.  Free/NetBSD: ipf.  I don't know
>   how it works in the proprietary OSes.
>
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