Mike Williams wrote: > On Monday 04 December 2006 14:55, Jon M wrote: > >> Still new when it comes to Gentoo and so I'm stuck when it comes to >> picking a firewall to use. I know that most (if not all) of them just >> use iptables to block/allow stuff but I like the simplicity of having it >> do it automatically. >> > > iptables is *the* firewall for linux. > > >> Anyway, I've been using APF on CentOS which worked >> great. Setting it up couldn't have been easier. Unfortunately it >> doesn't seem to want to play nicely with Gentoo. So now I'm looking for >> a new firewall. I tried Shorewall but it seems a little too complicated >> to set up. Is there something as simple as APF that works with Gentoo? >> > > I don't know what APF is. > But, if you want a GUI, try fwbuilder. > Or, emerge -S iptables, there are loads of others. > >
You can also use webmin to do iptables with as well. If you need a GUI. That is the thing about Linux sometimes, more ways to skin a cat than there is cats. LOL Dale :-) :-) :-)
