Re: ipchains deprecated?
On Mon, Dec 20, 1999 at 07:15:55PM -0500, Elie Rosenblum wrote:
> There is an ipchains (and ipfwadm, as well) module for netfilter
> that lets you use ipchains (or ipfwadm) instead of the new iptable
> stuff that is more standard for netfilter; using those compatibility
> modules prevents the use of the new tools and other new modules, so
> I'd suggest using them only for the first phase of an upgrade, and
> then converting your old ipchains calls to iptable et al.
That's exactly my problem. Wouldn't it be better to use netfilter already if
you're setting up a new firewall right now?
But then I wonder how many bugs are still open in the new stuff.
Michael
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