Re: Which is firewall generator suitable for new hand?

[Rich Rudnick <nickrud@sbcglobal.net>]

On Thu, 2005-03-03 at 10:05 +0100, Benedict Verheyen wrote:
> Johann Spies wrote:
> > On Thu, Mar 03, 2005 at 12:12:21PM +0000, James Ng wrote:
> > 
> >>Hi All,
> >>
> >>    I am a new hand in linux system. I want to set up a firewall in my 
> >>debain in my home.  Which is the firewall generator suitable for a new 
> >>hand in firewall? Since the document about iptables is too complicated 
> >>for me, I could not use it.
> >>
> >>    Could any one give me a suggestion?
> > 
> > 
> > Shorewall is a good choice.
> > 
> > Regards
> > Johann
> 
> I 2nd that. Shorewall is very easy to use and the documentation is very 
> good.

And, it comes with a default config that drops everything except ident
pings, which is a good starting point for a workstation firewall.