[KLUG Members] Re:Broadband firewalls.

[Bryan J. Smith]

Quoting Jamie McCarthy <jamie@mccarthy.vg>:
> So far I'm quite happy with it.  Configuration was easy, much easier
> than either OpenBSD or the Airport Base Station, and I'm confident
> about security.

Ease of configuration is usually not a good indicator of level of security.  I
usually find the two inversely proportional.

Especially in this post-'95 world of horrendously designed Windows application
protocols.  Cheap, stateless firewall appliances usually suck badly when
compared to a stateful Linux 2.4 firewall.

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