On Fri, 4 Oct 2002, Rob Hudson wrote:
> I'm setting up a firewall/gateway at my house.
>
> What should I use? IPchains? What's the other option? Isn't there a
> standard packet filter for 2.2 and a different one for 2.4? I'm in the
> kernel config for 2.4.19 right now and don't see much.
>
> Pointers to articles to set it up or other info much appreciated.
>
Generally, one uses
ifwadmin (SP???) or something like that for old kernels
ipchains for 2.2 kernels
iptables for 2.4 kernels
If this is a dedicated firewall, you might also consider using one
of the many many firewall distributions. These are a lot simplier
than building a firewall using a general purpose distribution like
Debian or SuSE or RedHat.
Firewall distros include such things as:
floppyfw
Linux Router Project
SmoothWall
Astaro Security Linux
Netule
Trustix
and about 150 million others.
Sincerely,
David Mandel
Chief Activist
Portland Linux/Unix Group
1440 NE 59th
Portland, Oregon 97213
(360) 260-2066 at work
(541) 730-5285 cell
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