On Thu, Mar 1, 2018 at 8:48 PM, Walter Dnes <waltd...@waltdnes.org> wrote: > On Thu, Mar 01, 2018 at 12:58:44PM -0500, Tom H wrote >> On Wed, Feb 28, 2018 at 4:15 PM, Walter Dnes <waltd...@waltdnes.org> wrote: >>> >>> Is there something besides iptables? It seems to be like >>> systemd/perl/python, continuously expanding its scope. And no, I'm not >>> looking for an "easy-peasy front-end gui" that'll probably pull in 90% >>> of QT as dependancies. I fondly remember IPCHAINS. >> >> iptables doesn't depend on systemd, perl, or python. > > It has become an all-in-one router/packet-mangler/firewall/QOS/etc > when I simply want a firewall. The required kernel entries have > increased simply for the firewall functionality.
Why should you care that iptables has many features that you might not use? There's at most one program on your system for which you use every single feature.
