If you have or can get an older machine with two NIC's, try "IPCop" http://www.ipcop.org/ or just buy a Linksys router/firewall or Dlink router/firewall.
Ralph > At 08.42 06/08/2003, you wrote: > >>Try one of these options... >> >>First, if you only have your own machine, and are not sharing the >> connection >>with any other machines, use "K-->Configuration-->Packaging-->Remove >>Software to remove Shorewall from your system completely. Your connection >>should work fine after that... > > But I'd like to have a firewall... should I use guarddog? if yes, I hope > someone inside MandrakeSoft will remember this bug when making 9.2. > >>If you are sharing the connection with an other machine, you need >> Shorewall >>to enable the sharing. So Try this... >> >>Open the Mandrake Control Center, click on "Security" and select the >>Firewall entry on the Right-hand side. In the next dialog tick the top >> box >>"Everything (no firewall)" and click OK. (Unless you have a static IP >>and/or sensitive material on your machine, this is enough for you. > > I ALREADY have that option set, but, while enogh for the time being, I > will > need SSH and FTP starting from September. > >>If you want to "fine-tune_ your firewall rules and policies, I recommend >>installing Webmin, and using that to set up the firewall. It offers much >>finer control over the ruleset. > > Do I need Shorewall or guarddog installed or not? > >>One of these procedures should work for you (My system... Mandrake >>9.1/KDE3.1 on a Celeron 366, 384 MB, with a second machine sharing via >>eth0.) > > OT: do you use that box for production? is it slow or not? I had (have) a > cel400 with sis620 and it was unusable at all (224 MB RAM, voodoo card). > It > wasn't even able to play divx. > > Thanks for your help. > Olaf > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com >
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