Subject: fwtk in bridge mode

From: [email-masked] (Philipp Schott)
Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2001 12:06:46 +0100 ("MET)

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hi,

i've got one question and could not find the
answer on the net. i think of using fwtk but
i'm not sure whether it works...

i'd like to setup a bridging firewall under
openbsd2.8 with ipf. unfortunately this is
only a packet filter and i'd like to check
data also on application level. here comes my
question: is it possible to utilize fwtk on
a firewalling bridge, i.e. the firewall is
completely transparent and has no ip etc. 
i don't see, how proxying works if you've got
no proxy ip to use. otoh is there any way to
check packets on the bridge on application
level? i don't see why it shouldn't work.

any hints?

tia,
philipp
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   Philipp M. W. Schott                                  http://pmws.de  
    The Internet interprets censorship as damage and routes around it.   
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