On Mon, 2002-03-18 at 19:04, civileme wrote: > Aryan Ameri wrote: > > > Hi there: > > > > Well thanks all of you guys for your answers about the WINE thing. I > > really didn't expect to learn about WINE so much in just one day. I > > went to the codeweavers website and downloaded the Demo version. It > > really works nice and it met my expectations. If I'm am going to learn > > Linux with this pace, I will definitely delete my windows partition soon. > > > > I have another question. When I used to use Windows, I used a Firewall > > called Zone Alarm. It really was a fine product. It was freeware and > > it gave me the security that I needed. Now I want to use a firewall in > > Linux and I don't know what to use and how to use it. The best part > > about Zone Alarm was that it was very easy to setup and use. I have a > > dial up connection so I don't have a static IP address and zone alarm > > did provide the security that I needed ( It passed Steve Gibson's test > > at www.grc.com <http://www.grc.com> and that is all I need) I know > > that there are plenty of firewalls out there but they seem to be for > > experts. is there any easy to use firewall for Linux? if so where can > > I get it? again maybe a URL will help. > > > > Thanks > > > > Linux registered user # 266090 > > > > Aryan > > > Well, for standalones, there is smoothwall and also Mandrake SNF (single > network firewall), but they are standalones, designed for a machine by > themselves, one between your network and the internet. > > For a small firewall that will work directly on your machine, load > Bastille (four modules) from the CD and run it, either > Bastille-Interactive or the Tk version--the Tk is a GUI. > > If you are using multiple machines and can put one on your internet > connection, SNF is hard to beat. You install it on one machine and > configure it using a web browser from another machine. > > Civileme > > > > > ---- >
> Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Just to clarify - if you install the GUI version of Bastille, the command to run it is: "InteractiveBastille" (without the quotes). When you install, make sure you select both Bastille and Bastille-tk-module. HTH Brian
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