Firewall question

BajaNick · 07-26-2003, 06:46 PM

I am a noob, I would like to know how to setup a simple firewall, i know this has probably been asked a zillion times, I have RH9, Kde, Opera7. Thanks

Mathieu · 07-26-2003, 07:49 PM

Yes, there are many threads concerning firewalls.
For more detailed information, you can perform a search on LQ.

If you want to configure a firewall, you can use the iptables command or GUI tools.

Netfilter and iptables documentation and HowTOs

http://www.netfilter.org/

Firestarter
http://firestarter.sourceforge.net/

Shorewall
http://www.shorewall.net/

smeyer · 07-26-2003, 08:12 PM

Or just edit the config file it is straight forward enough.

BajaNick · 07-26-2003, 08:17 PM

Where is the config file located? I just downloaded Firestarter, Is it any good?, It seems really easy to use, does it work? Thanks

smeyer · 07-26-2003, 08:29 PM

Not sure where the config files for firestarter is located I use iptables. It should however be located some where in the /etc directory. You could also read the UNIX manual page for firestarter to find this info.