Cool, a new toy to look into. I've been promoting mason for the beginners
myself...
Thanks,
Ron DuFresne
On Thu, 20 Jul 2000, Gary Maltzen wrote:
> 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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