Simple console gui for firewall configuration on Debian

poiuytrez · 06-09-2009, 09:05 PM

Hi,

I am migrating from Red Hat to Debian and I have problems to understand how the firewall for my server works.
Before I was using system-config-firewall on red hat console and I don't know where to find a similar tool on debian...

I have read things about iptable but it seems overly complicated.

Thank you.

win32sux · 06-09-2009, 10:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by poiuytrez

I am migrating from Red Hat to Debian and I have problems to understand how the firewall for my server works.
Before I was using system-config-firewall on red hat console and I don't know where to find a similar tool on debian...

I have read things about iptable but it seems overly complicated.

You're gonna need to open Synaptic and search for an iptables GUI front end to install.

Maybe something like Firestarter or Guarddog would do the trick.

poiuytrez · 06-09-2009, 11:20 PM

Thanks but I need a GUI but for console... I don't want to install X on my server.

thank you.

win32sux · 06-10-2009, 10:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by poiuytrez

Thanks but I need a GUI but for console... I don't want to install X on my server.

Maybe look at Shorewall then. If you've got testing/unstable enabled, you could also try ufw. Like I said earlier, if you open Synaptic and search you should find something that suits you.

the trooper · 06-10-2009, 11:25 AM

Have a look at arno-iptables-firewall:

http://packages.debian.org/lenny/arno-iptables-firewall