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Re: [PLUG] Squid VS IPchains..
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On Mon, 31 Jul 2000 DrexelDG@aol.com wrote:
> What is the difference there?
>
> I know squid is a proxy... and provides a connection to the net.. but doesnt
> IP Chains do the same thing?
Squid provides application-level proxying, while IPChains performs
packet-level filtering. Think of it this way: Squid handles "I want to
do this activity at this site", while IPChains handles "I want to send a
tcp/udp/icmp packet from this address & port to this address & port.
Michael W. Ryan, MCP, MCT | OTAKON 2000
mryan@netaxs.com | Convention of Otaku Generation
http://www.netaxs.com/~mryan/ | http://www.otakon.com/
No, I don't hear voices in my head;
I'm the one that tells the voices in your head what to say.
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