Re: pf compatiblity w/ other unix OS

["MikeM" <MyRaQ_(_at_)_mgm51_(_dot_)_com>]

On 6/4/02 at 2:09 AM Jedi/Sector One wrote:

>On Mon, Jun 03, 2002 at 07:03:26PM -0400, Christopher Kruslicky
wrote:
>> > >   Random match.
>> > For random security ?
>> That's just rather funny (maybe it's taken out of context, but
still)
>
>  It can be useful to simulate packet loss. So that on a reliable
ethernet
>link, you can test how your apps and protocols would behave on a
crappy
>modem.
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Please don't confuse the purpose of packet filtering and application
testing.  If you want a test bed that provides testing with marginal
communications link quality, then that feature should be a part of
your test bed environment, not the OS.