Re: Which is firewall generator suitable for new hand?
According to Matt Johnson,
>
> --- Tony Godshall <togo@of.net> wrote:
> > According to James Ng,
> > > 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?
>
> I'm new to firewalls too. I installed ipmasq on my
> gateway box. Is this not right? It just "works" and
> I've not had a single nasty showing up on the logs of
> windows clients (with ZoneAlarm) that sit private side
> of the gateway.
>
> I guess I'm using ipmasq as a firewall...? *gulp* ?
>
> Is this open and vulnerable?
To see what your rules are...
iptables -L
To understand the output...
man iptables
If you have trouble, google for faqs. If you still have
trouble, you could post the output to the list. But don't
expect a good answer unless you ask a good question.
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