PF Gets Synchronization Patch

Dan writes "Julien Bordet announces that Packet Filter (PF) now has "pfsyncd" - the ability to synchronize states across multiple firewalls. Kernel patches and alpha source code to the userland daemon can be found here. This is an alpha release meant for testing and should not be used in production. Testing, patches, and feedback is greatly appreciated."

Excellent!

[jo42]

Way to go OpenBSD!

Load balancing, state syncronization, and a secure, small OS.

Linux is dying.

Re:With each passing release

[TheRaven64]

Actually, they're probably right. How many people do you think are going to be running *BSD in 1000 years? *BSD is dying. So is Linux, and so is Windows, all at about the same rate (maybe give or take a decade). That's what happens in any technological field, things are developed until they are superceded, and all the time they are in use they are waiting for something better to come along to eclipse them (i.e. 'dying'). Any given technology has three main phases:

1. Not invented yet
2. Dying
3. Dead

You make

Re:With each passing release

[evilviper]

How many people do you think are going to be running *BSD in 1000 years?

I don't know. How many people thought Unix was still going to be a ``cutting-edge" operating system today, 30+ years ago? How many people thought that BSD would thrive for decades as well?

I don't know what computing will look like in 1000 years, but I don't see any reason to believe that BSD inherently couldn't continue to be adapted and kept up-to-date.

Re:With each passing release

[CoolGopher]

Well that was a cleverly disguised "BSD is dying" post! :)

Checkpoint replacement

[Anonymous Struct]

We have a handful of checkpoint firewalls deployed using stateful failover. It's one of those features you tend to only get after you pay a lot of money to somebody. This means one less reason to be paying thousands a year for checkpoint software subscriptions and nokia support. Maybe it's about time to look at replacing those fellas.