Re: 2 software firewalls simultaneously?

Mike wrote:
In article <jollyroger-85EB88.22093227042008@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Jolly Roger <jollyroger@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

In article <lightoflife-2227E8.21553927042008@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Mike <lightoflife@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

As in using ipfw via Water Roof for instance?
WaterRoof is simply a front end to Apple's firewall, ipfw.
Yes, my preceding sentence indicated that, I believe.

I don't want to be overly paranoid, but the 10.5 firewall just doesn't leave me particularly comfortable due to its lack of configuration options. And no, I'm not sure why that bothers me, maybe I just like buttons and menus.
Maybe saying that I like buttons and menus was too flip. Hey, Apple shipped 10.5 with the firewall OFF by default, for crying out loud!

As it should be. Such firewalls are only truly useful in select situations, and are not appropriate for all users, especially for systems that are just supposed to work.

We've had nothing but problems with the Windows firewall being on by default.

I don't mind delving into the inner workings of either solution. Will one get in the way of the other? I'm sure things are working, however is there any gain to be had by using both?

Depends on your needs. See the comment else-thread regarding app- vs. port-based filtering.

You may not even need this to be on at all if you already have a firewall between this host and the internet (i.e., you have an edge box that is already routing traffic, passing packets based on a ruleset).
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