On Sunday 17 April 2005 08:06 pm, Gregory P. Ennis wrote: > On Sun, 2005-04-17 at 19:52 -0400, jludwig wrote: > > On Sunday 17 April 2005 07:30 pm, Gregory P. Ennis wrote: > > > Everyone, > > > > > > Can any of you advise me as to whether shorewall is a good iptables > > > frontend or not. I found it on one of the 'extra' repositories, but > > > did not see any discussion of it in the user's group. > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > Greg > > > -- > > > Gregory P. Ennis <PoMec@xxxxxxxxx> > > >From all I have heard it is very good - - - but - - - > > > > IMHO One should always try to understand the program and in this case the > > rules and how they work. This will allow for a more complete and accurate > > setup of the firewall parameters you desire. > > (In other words don't expect that you will get exactly what you want > > without understanding and knowing the inner workings.) > > -- > > John H Ludwig > > John, > > Thanks for the advice. I have been trying to create the time to master > iptables, and was looking for a way to start. I thought maybe shorewall > would be a good starting place. If you have other suggestions ...... > > Thanks again, > > Greg Try http://www.linuxguruz.com/iptables/ for a lot of information on firewalling and iptables. -- John H Ludwig
