Re: Secure 2.4.x kernel
Phillip Hofmeister <plhofmei@svsu.edu> writes:
> Unless you like recompiling your kernel 2 or 3 times a month I
> wouldn't look to 2.4 for a FIREWALL kernel yet. If you want the
> neat features of 2.4 I would recomend installing 2.2 on the firewall
> and another box on the internal network with 2.4
Well, it's also worth mentioning the new features in Linux 2.4, which
make it a more powerful kernel than Linux 2.2, especially for
firewalls: netfilter.
Connection tracking for example is one of the really useful features
in netfilter.
moritz
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