Still trying to understand Shorewall configuration. I tried tinyfirewall since it is for a simple standalone setup. The result is the lost of DNS lookup.
I have standalone workstation and a DSL modem with a dedicate NIC. A simple setup. Humiliating yes that I havn't figured it out by now. Shouldn't tinyfirewall allow or have an option for DNS? Guarddog is one of the best intuitive designs I have seen... it fulfills the ability hide the complexity of the configuration firewall with an easy to understand gui. Basically a list of common ports and three options, accept, block or reject. Point and click and it didn't take long to figure it out. At least tinyfirewall could have a list of common ports. Now if something similar to Guarddog can be created then more users would be able to configure a firewall themselves with being an expert beforehand. Gabriel
