SUSPICIOUS: Re: [ros-general] TDI-Based Open Source Personal Firewall

[Murphy, Ged (Bolton)]

-----Original Message-----
From: Alex Ionescu [mailto:ionucu at videotron.ca] 
Sent: 26 October 2005 10:21
To: ReactOS General List
Subject: SUSPICIOUS: Re: [ros-general] TDI-Based Open Source Personal
Firewall


> Hi,

Hi Alex.

> I recommend you read into the WFP (Windows Filter Platform) which will 
> be part of Vista. It's included in the documentation that I've sent you 
> this morning on IRC. 

I started to read through that documentation this morning.
The material you mentioned is only a presentation. I need to gather more
detailed 
info on this. 

> Implementing a firewall in TDI is foolish not only 
> because of its place in the stack, but also because of the WPP and Windows

> Kernel Sockets which will replace TDI in Blackcomb. It would be a waste to

> focus on a dying technology. NDIS has been done before, but here again, 
> NDIS 6.0 would be recommended.

I didn't know about WFP and WSK until this morning. I agree TDI is bad, but
had only
read about IM drivers up until now.

> Personally, I would go with the WFP design...it's a great chance to have
some 
> new technology. More information in the documentation I've send and also
here:
> http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/device/network/WFP.mspx

I've recently found CableGuys blog but haven't had much chance to start
reading it.
I've made a point to bookmark it and will start to go through it more often.

Ged.


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