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07-28-2003, 05:12 PM
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Firewall for linux - Recommendation?
hi, im new on linux, i will install in this week linux Mandrake 9.1 , i want to know what firewall can you recommend me about.
BTW: what firewalls are better? ipchains based or iptables based?
BTW #2: will the firewall be graphical like windows firewalls, or command-line based?
10x.
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07-28-2003, 05:20 PM
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Registered: Mar 2003
Location: Scotland
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iptables will be available under MD9.1
Mandrake has a gui tool to help you configure it (can't remember the name off hand).
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07-28-2003, 05:28 PM
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and when i have iptables, i dont need any further firewall?
i heard about firewalls based on iptables, such as "Sharewall".
can u recommend about a good one?
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07-28-2003, 05:31 PM
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Registered: Apr 2003
Location: Silicon Valley East, Northern Virginia
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**gets up on his soap box again***
fwbuilder.org
Lazy mans way to pretty iptables. |
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07-28-2003, 05:47 PM
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Registered: Mar 2003
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I think you mean shorewall - it isjust a front end as is cyph3r7's suggestion. iptables does all the clever stuff.
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07-28-2003, 06:02 PM
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ok thanks  |
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07-31-2003, 07:58 AM
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Registered: Jul 2003
Distribution: suse
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firestarter.sf.net
easy to use, comes with realtime hit monitoring, simple rules configuration too!
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07-31-2003, 03:00 PM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Jul 2003
Location: Sweden
Distribution: Slackware
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Just tried the link from tetsuo and soo far it's looking great...
Gonna try the other one anyday... 
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07-31-2003, 04:26 PM
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Registered: Feb 2001
Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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If you need documentation, HowTOs and Tutorials on iptables,
go to the source -> Netfilter / iptables 
Netfilter
http://www.netfilter.org/ |
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