Simon White wrote:
> Squid is not a firewall. It is an HTTP proxy. You could, at a pinch, call
> it an "application layer filter" because it can control access to HTTP
> resources for the network based on application data in HTTP packets.
Squid can be a important component in a firewall, especially so in a proxy
based firewall.
> Linux has come pre-installed with firewalls since the 2.0 series. 2.0.x
> had ipfwadm, 2.2.x had ipchains, and 2.4.x has iptables. The 2.4.x series
> iptables supports stateful inspection, full nat connection tracking, and
> many other very useful things like packet mangling for advanced routing.
> Try finding that for free anywhere else :)
ipfwadm/ipchains/iptables alone do not make a firewall. As Squid they are
capable components in a firewall, especially so in packet filtering firewalls.
Regards
Henrik
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