Re: firewall problems !!
On 01 Dec 2002 15:13:34 +0100
Matthias Hentges <eebe@gmx.net> wrote:
> > I admit iptables and IP addresses confuses me,
> >
> > Can anyone tell me of an idiots firewall ? One even I can set up ?
>
> Setting up a firewall without knowing what it exactly does is dangerous.
> You should consider learning how to write your own firewall rules IMO.
InteractiveBastille might be an answer. Writing firewall rules takes a
lot of learning, and creating a firewall is (for many people with simple
requirements) just a one-off task that makes all the learning not a very
cost effective way of spending time.
- Richard.
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Richard Kimber
http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/
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