Re: Iptables: not recommended by Debian?

["nate" <debian-user@aphroland.org>]

calyth said:
> All,
> I was downloading iptables, and was going to set it up on a box so that
> it would be my router...
> After downloading the iptables package, it says that iptables was not
> recommended by Debian. Given the server was using the stable distro. Is
> there any reason why it should do so?
> Also any good tutorials for setting up NAT / Masquerading using
> iptables? I'm reading one of the tutorials from netfilter.org and it's
> taking way too long for me to read.....


odd that it would say that. where exactly did you see it? iptables
is the the primary firewalling method for the 2.4.x. I am almost certain
it is highly reccomended.


I have done several debian installs and have never seen such a message..

nate