I use the script here: http://firewall.langistix.com
Download the script and read the README/INSTALL file. It's fairly easy to setup. The page is even labeled firewalling for dummies. Jesse On Tue, 19 Dec 2000 19:02:14 Phillip Deackes wrote: > I have spent much of the day getting more and more confused about > firewalls and Linux. I am having a cable modem installed soon and want my > system to be secure. I have only the one computer, and am running Woody. > > Is there a free (or low-cost) firewall which will work on Debian? I don't > feel confident enough to be messing with ipchains and such. I had a look > at Storm Firewall, but this is expensive at 99USD and seems way over the > top for what I would need on a single workstation. > > I downloaded gfcc, but don't understand what to do with it. I have read > the Firewall HOWTO but I really don't grasp much of it. I am embarassed to > admit that I really want an out-of-box solution - something I can install > and perhaps tweak a little as I get more confident. I don't do anything > out of the ordinary on the Internet, just the usual mail, news and web. I > occasionally use ReadAudio and ftp, but not a lot else. > > Any ideas? > > Cheers. > > -- > Phillip Deackes > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]