On Sat, 20 Apr 2002 04:16:00 +0200, "RM.Krijgsman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:> After my problems, getting on the net with my USB modem, I now am interested in a good firewall... I know I know I should read some howto's or whatever, the fact is I don't have time for that, I just wan't a good firewall running, so I can learn at my own speed and when I have the time to read stuff I will...> > I downloaded a firewall script, specially designed for ADSL users, but that > doesn't work, it shuts down the whole connection..... > > I figured out I can use linuxconf, to configure a firewall, now how do I set > up a basic firewall?? Or are there any good programs around, scripts, > whatever. I used Zone Alarm on my windows pc, are there any firewall for linux > like that?
To be blunt, ZoneAlarm is a piece of junk. There is no way that any application can make Windows secure. Software (_especially_ an operating system) needs to be written to be secure from the ground upwards. > Please help me with this, all the people on IRC don't give straight answers, > very irritating, I'm a newbie, but hey isn't everybody been one? Try Bastille. It is designed to 'harden' a system (there is more to security than just a firewall) and it teaches you along the way. Make sure you have the following Mandrake packages installed: Bastille Bastille-Chooser Bastille-Tk-module Then open a root terminal and type 'InteractiveBastille'. -- Sridhar Dhanapalan "And I'm not just saying that. I'm really not a very nice person. I can say "I don't care" with a straight face, and really mean it." -- Linus Torvalds
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