On Wed, Feb 27, 2002 at 10:26:12AM +1100, Jeff Waugh wrote: > <quote who="Matthew Palmer"> > > > Linux doesn't have 'firewall products', per se. You use one of ipfwadm, > > ipchains, or iptables (depending on kernel version) to set up rules in the > > kernel which are then used to block/allow/filter/redirect/<whatever> traffic > > between interfaces. > > All of which are crazy-crack and hard to configure (the elitists in the back > row can kiss my...) -> I believe the poster is looking for firewall > configuration software, not the chunks of metal shavings that actually do > the work down at the bottoms levels of Obscurity Central Station.
Doing my usual plug for freshmeat ;) - there are a lot of projects around on freshmeat - so many they're coming out of my ears! Well, not exactly. Anyway, have a look around there - a new ratings system has come in recently that might help you find a good one. Personally I've only ever used Bastille Linux to 'harden' a box, and have sat down with the 'Linux Firewalls' book by Ziegler (excellent excellent reference) and taught myself ip[chains|tables] because I didn't really trust the script generators myself :-) HTH Catie -- More humorous freshmeat contributors: "How do I get it out of my computer? disconnect does not work, It comes right back..I dont know how it got there in the first place...Thank you" --- http://www.liedra.net -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
