Re: Firewall - basic config?
On Sat, Apr 23, 2016 at 01:04:36PM -0400, Harris Paltrowitz wrote:
> Hi List,
>
> I have a question regarding how I've configured my iptables to act as a very
> basic "firewall", i.e., one that simply prevents any and all incoming
> connections. Now, from my readings over the past several days I think I've
> learned that at least some of my outgoing requests will have responses that
> should be allowed to come back in -- but aside from that, I essentially want
> my firewall to act in a very "default" method, i.e., the way a complete
> neophyte would expect his or her firewall to work within Windows or Mac.
Have a look at shorewall, it saves you from having to worry about all that
nonsense.
[snipped all that nonsense.]
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They have the power to make the innocent guilty
and to make the guilty innocent, and that's power.
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