Granted, it's not trivial setting up IPChains. My own rc.firewall ruleset is
over one hundred lines, mostly to do with allowing IM but blocking the
banner ads.
For someone who wants a firewall up and running with minimal effort, a quick
solution is 'rc.firewall' from freshmeat.
BTW, I believe the *authorative* source for LRP is linuxrouter.org
----- Original Message -----
From: Patrick Benson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Gary Maltzen wrote:
> > >Could anyone guide me to source of information, website, or otherwise
to
> > >help me with this.
> >
> > IPCHAINS = MASQ : check Rusty's MASQ site
> >
> > http://www.indyramp.com/masq/
> >
> > You DID read the IPCHAINS-HOWTO, right?
> >
> > http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/IPCHAINS-HOWTO.html
>
> There are many that are going over to Linux these days that have never
> tried it out earlier, wading through all the HOWTOs can make one feel
> horrified at how to get IPchains and masquerading to work. If you have a
> cable modem it's even more scary. What would be nice is to have a
> firewall up and running right at the start, while learning the basics
> gradually on the way.......there are two sites that offer a solution:
>
> PMFirewall - http://www.pointman.org (works on all major distribs)
>
> Mason - http://users.dhp.com/~whisper/mason/
>
> Instead of implementing all the rules yourself the install script asks
> you questions on how your machine is setup. Pretty simple and efficient.
> You can customize your own rules on the way.
>
> I'm running Slackware 7.1 with PMFirewall on a 486DX4 with 32 RAM with a
> Bay Networks cable modem, acting as router/firewall for 2 PII's. We've
> been running Win95, Win98, Slackware 7.1, Linux-Mandrake 7.1 and
> OpenLinux 2.3 without any problems. Logging is enabled by default in
> /var/log/messages. mIRC, ICQ, Internet gaming with Quake and Unreal
> Tournament, among others, work flawlessly. If you happen to have a 486
> with 12 RAM lying around doing nothing try out:
>
> LRP - http://lrp.steinkuehler.net/ (firewall on a floppy...!)
>
> Better to get something running at once while learning on the way!
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