I use a shell script called "gShield" (http://muse.linuxmafia.org/gshield.html). It helps setting up the firewall through some easy to use configuration files. Newer versions are for iptables, older for ipchains.
Best regards Cristian On Thu, 14 Nov 2002, Edenyard wrote: > Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2002 08:00:08 +0000 > From: Edenyard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Fw: Good news--Bad news > > On Tue, 12 Nov 2002 19:37:26 +0200 (EET), Cristian Burneci wrote: > > > > > For Linux users I highly recommend enabling the firewall, using ipchains > > or iptables. There are some good scripts that do it in a more > > user-friendly way. > > > > This is something that has made me ponder for a while now. A sort of > "I-ought-to-have-that" feeling.... Does anyone know of an "idiot's > guide" (real low-lever - NOT standard Linux "documentation") that would > help a clueless clot like me through this iptables thing? (I use > Slackware 8.1) As everyone must know by now, I know practically > nothing about networking and I fear my level of knowledge is actually > decreasing.... > > Cheers, > > Gerald. > > > > >
