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Sent: Friday, December 31, 2004 12:31
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Subject: [newbie] firewall
Thank you for all the information i am reading in i as i write this e mail looks like a really good program for a firewall im glad to be apart of this group all of you have been very helpful to me thank you once again for the help and you advice
n Thursday 30 December 2004 04:03 am, Dan Gordon wrote:
> On Thursday 30 December 2004 03:31 pm, neo wrote:
> > could someone tell me a good firewall for mandrake 10.1 thank you
>
> For a basic setup which in my opinion is very good, install iptables and
> shorewall. This will get you started. I use iptables and firestarter
> which can be found here. www.fs-security.com/
> The thing to keep in mind is, iptables is what makes the rules and
> shoewall or firestarter is just a front end to help you more easily
> create the rules.
> There are others on this list that are far more familiar with iptables
> and shorewall than I.
>
> Regards,
> Dan Gordon
Yes shorewall is a good one. I appreciate Mandrake includes it. A little
confusing at first, but once we read the tutorial, it's not that hard to
setup. And Tom Eastep - the writer - is very active in the shorewall list.
However, don't be offended by his sharp words though (especially when he
knows we use mandrake) :) He's actually a very nice person, really :) His
sharp words come because he's also a good writer on the documentation, so our
problem regarding shorewall mostly has been covered in it.
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