On Sat, Apr 15, 2000 at 02:50:24PM -0700, Bob Dickow wrote:
> Am I correct in thinking that Miami's IP filter in effect allows access only
> to specified IP addresses, but the firewall prevents all access unless
> specifically allowed?
No. The IP filter protects the single machine it is running on, whereas
the firewall protects all machines on "LAN" networks, including the
router itself.
> These functions then seem to be logically inverted,
> basically, with regard to means of specifying protection. But what is
> the precedence relationship of the two Miami configuration settings?
The firewall is applied first. The IP filter is applied afterwards, but
only to traffic directed to your Amiga, not to traffic directed to
other machines in your LAN.
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Holger Kruse
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