On Wed, 2003-09-03 at 22:31, Rodolfo J. Paiz wrote: > At 22:06 9/3/2003 -0400, you wrote: > > >Can this be used on an ISP webserver, or does this only apply to a > >dedicated firewall? Thanks. > > Define "this". > > However, IIUYC, Shorewall can be used on any system since all it does is > configure the iptables rules to do what you want them to do. It is an > interface (easy, yet powerful) in which you tell Shorewall what you want to > do and it writes the iptables rules for you. Very, very, VERY cool tool. > FYI, I use it on three production mail/web servers, two database boxen, > nine home/office firewalls, and every single other Linux box to which I > have access or over which I have access control. > > The first and second times you run it, there are quick-start guides on the > site which will walk you through *everything*. After the second or third > run once you've really figured it out, you can have a working, complete, > and useful firewall up and running in about 30 seconds. And, Tom builds Red > Hat RPM's, and he constantly updates and improves the package (.01 release > improvements about every month or so).
I'm starting to get the impression you like Shorewall. Please, tell us how you *really* feel. ;-) -- Jason Dixon, RHCE DixonGroup Consulting http://www.dixongroup.net -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
