Roberto C. Sanchez wrote: > On Wed, Feb 28, 2007 at 01:21:46PM -0800, Paul Johnson wrote: >> >> Firestarter and other Linux based firewalls are when you want to build a >> firewall for your network. You cannot build a firewall for just the >> computer you want to firewall: Firewalls, by nature, must be on >> dedicated >> hardware to work. Thus, ZoneAlarm, Kerio, BlackICE, Windows Firewall, >> etc, are guilty of false advertising at best, and gross misrepresentation >> at worst. > > This is false. You can filter packets to/from *any* interface on any > machine. That is what makes a firewall. Now, the physical distinction > may be blurred, but the logical distinction is still there.
I meant more in general. In Linux, while what I said doesn't apply, it's still bad practice to expect your firewall to do more than firewall. In Windows (and probably other operating systems), there is no such logical distinction made. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
