Adding on to what Naren said: iptables has more features and functionality
than ipchains. So, if you're trying to get a firewall up for the first time,
try learning iptables. Even if you're comfortable with ipchains, you could
still give iptables a try. And their syntax is quite similar.
Rusty Russel has written a iptables-howto and an ipnatctl-howto. You should
be able to find them if you search on google.
Considering the number of virii and exploits floating around, I'd consider it
a wise precaution to have a firewall installed even on a personal box
connected to the net on a dial-up. One can never be too careful......
Regards,
Vinu.
On Wednesday 19 September 2001 11:36 pm, Naren Devaiah wrote:
> Ipchains and Iptables are basically packet filtering tools that allow you
> to control what kind of network traffic you want the see/use.
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