hello all i was just wondering if any of you have ever tried using a program / package called mason to build firewalls on debian machines. i'm running 2.2r3 and would like some pointers on getting a decent firewall up using this utility. my other option is <sigh> direct interaction with ipchains, which i'm trying to avoid, as i am a linux firewall newbie. the setup here isn't too complicated: the box running potato is hooked up to the net through an ADSL connection on eth1 / ppp0, managed by Roaring Penguin PPPOE. it is connected to the inner network through eth0 -- though the inner network consists of only one other box (so far).
i'd appreciate any tips / pointers -- thanks in advance :) -peter (montreal, canada)