On Sunday 02 de March 2003 23:55, Robert Wideman wrote: > >> Have you tried firestarter? It's quite simpler than > >> ZoneAlarm --it only has two tabs, one which reports > >> connection attempts and blocked packets, and the other > >> inside of which you can create rules for your firewall > >> > >> http://firestarter.sf.net > > Ok, this is what initially got me into Linux....firewalling and security. > I am not saying i am the shit. God knows that i am not. I am just saying > this is a HUGE field that you actually got to do the research yourself b/c > there are so many capabilities of apps out there. > > Also, i am not stating that Damien is incorrect in his information. > > Firestarter is not a port "monitor". It is a front end to IPTables. > IPTables is a firewall. If your wanting a port monitor look into Snort > or other IDS (intrusion detection system). Snort is the best IDS out > there, with options of a firewall. If your wanting a firewall then go > with IPtables. If you go with IPTables and you want a GUI configurator > then go with Firestarter.
Well, i made my suggestion only because he was asking for a ZoneAlarm-like program. As you may already know, ZA is a software firewall for Win32, it notifies you of blocked connections as they happen, and can be set up with simple rules. To my eyes, iptables + firestarter are pretty much the same thing, with the only difference that ZA is application-based (i.e. whenever an app wants to access a network interface you are presented with the option to allow that process or not) and Iptables is purely rule-based. You are correct anyway, i was not talking about a port monitor at all. But i did not intend to. Damian
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