Any recommendations for good firewall?

BorgKing · 06-21-2002, 11:28 AM

I was wondering if anyone had a good firewall (software) for Mandrake Linux 8.2 since I finally got my Internet and ICS set up.
Thanks.

kahuna · 06-21-2002, 12:24 PM

gShield. No gui, No BS. Simple to set up.

crashmeister · 06-21-2002, 12:46 PM

If you want a gui with explanations try guarddog - its the closest to M$ stuff. If you are adventurous and like to configure yourself give mason a try.

jeremy · 06-21-2002, 01:18 PM

Good in what context? If it is a business environment you may want to look at CheckPoint FW-1 or PIX. For a home environment I would suggest you look at iptables.

--jeremy

steppin_razor · 06-27-2002, 11:05 PM

Assuming your organization has <1000 people, why not?

jeremy · 06-28-2002, 08:09 AM

While I personally might use it, it really depends on the mind set of the company. Some will simply not use products that are not supported by a contract.

--jeremy

BorgKing · 06-28-2002, 10:28 AM

Well... being a newb at Linux (still), I'm kinda wary of configuring stuff in terminal like iptables and such... maybe I'll give guarddog a try. Btw, this is for home use, not corporate.

LinuzRulz · 06-28-2002, 11:20 AM

I used Bastille when I was running 8.1

crashmeister · 06-28-2002, 01:52 PM

I really like mason - for one thing: if it screws up it is my problem - mason creates the rules if i don't catch one that is wrong; my problem.
With firewalls you get off the internet or anywhere else yo don't know what rules they make;have to find out or be happy with it.

eduncan01 · 06-28-2002, 03:47 PM

You can go to www.Linuxdoc.org and check out the IP Masquerade howto for masquerading and a firewall.

Have fun,
Eric