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RE: Question


If your using win2k/xp (pro or server) and just want basic packet filtering
have a look at http://www.hsc.fr/ressources/outils/pktfilter/index.html.en
not cygwin but is BSD licenced.

-----Original Message-----
From: Jim George [mailto:jim.george@blueyonder.co.uk]
Sent: 19 July 2002 08:27
To: cygwin@cygwin.com
Subject: Re: Question



----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert Collins" <robert.collins@syncretize.net>
To: "Jim George" <jim.george@blueyonder.co.uk>; "Nicholas Wourms"
<nwourms@yahoo.com>
Cc: <cygwin@cygwin.com>
Sent: Friday, July 19, 2002 8:04 AM
Subject: Re: Question


>
> ===
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jim George" <jim.george@blueyonder.co.uk>
> To: "Nicholas Wourms" <nwourms@yahoo.com>
> Cc: <cygwin@cygwin.com>
> Sent: Friday, July 19, 2002 4:57 PM
> Subject: Re: Question
>
>
> > Apologies Nicholas I thought I had replied to all.
> >
> > From my understanding of squid (used it extensively under Linux), it
> would
> > be a fairly weak firewall?
>
> Squid is not a firewall. It's a proxy server (sometimes called a layer 7
> firewall).
>
> Squid can add a significant amount of security to a network layout, but
> can be bypassed unless it is used in conjunction with a packet filtering
> firewall.
>
> Rob
>
Rob,

    that was exactly my point, but one I wasn't too confident of ;)

Cheers,

Jim


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