I agree but I don't mind getting my teeth into something if it is going to do the job but I don't wish to spend hour going down a road and find the solution is not suitable.
Andrew -- > From: Jeff Waugh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2002 10:26:12 +1100 > To: Matthew Palmer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: Andrew Burrows <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [SLUG] Firewalls > > <quote who="Matthew Palmer"> > >> Linux doesn't have 'firewall products', per se. You use one of ipfwadm, >> ipchains, or iptables (depending on kernel version) to set up rules in the >> kernel which are then used to block/allow/filter/redirect/<whatever> traffic >> between interfaces. > > All of which are crazy-crack and hard to configure (the elitists in the back > row can kiss my...) -> I believe the poster is looking for firewall > configuration software, not the chunks of metal shavings that actually do > the work down at the bottoms levels of Obscurity Central Station. > > :) > > - Jeff > > -- > "And that's what it sounds like if you *download* it!" - John, They > Might Be Giants -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
