On Thu, 18 Jul 2002 12:31:36 -0500 Steve Bremer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I would recommend making one of the firewalls a *BSD variant so you > can use IPF (or PF). Not because I think they are more secure, but > it's always good to "not use the same key for every door". So for > example, if someone where to find a security flaw in IPF, it wouldn't > affect the Linux firewall (and vice versa). I use the same reasoning for recommending that security devices (such as firewalls) be run on atypical hardware: MIPS systems, Alpha, Not-Solaris on SPARC, not-HP-UX on PA-RISC, etc. -- J C Lawrence ---------(*) Satan, oscillate my metallic sonatas. [EMAIL PROTECTED] He lived as a devil, eh? http://www.kanga.nu/~claw/ Evil is a name of a foeman, as I live.
