Re: Firewall + Portforwarding

[Mike Fedyk <mfedyk@matchmail.com>]

On Wed, Mar 21, 2001 at 07:24:25PM +1000, Mark Devin wrote:
> Mike Fedyk wrote:
> 
> > On Tue, Mar 20, 2001 at 10:17:07AM -0600, Christopher Gahlon wrote:
> > > Phill,
> > >
> > > I found this ipfilter howto http://www.obfuscation.org/ipf/ipf-howto.html to be useful.  If you want to go with ipcahins I would recommend reading Linux Firewalls by Robert L. Ziegler.  It's focus is 2.2.x with ipchains so it doesn't cover IPtables, but explains firewalling in detail, and give you good examples.
> > >
> > > His website is here, and he has a nice little tool online that will write an ipchains script for you.  I tried it so I could have a working example.  http://www.linux-firewall-tools.com/linux/firewall/index.html
> > >
> > > Chris
> > >
> > > Phill Kenoyer wrote:
> > >
> > I have this book, and it's great.  Haven't tried the auto generation tools.
> 
> Yeah,
> I have used that book too and agree it is great.  What I would suggest however, is that you get a 2.4. kernel and use iptables.  It is soo much easier and better.
> 
I plan to, but it will be after 2.4 works well on the PPC platform, as my
firewall is a 7200 mac. :)

I haven't had the time to give 2.4 a thurough testing...

Mike