On Mon, Mar 14, 2005 at 03:39:47PM +0100, SteX wrote: > Hi, > > > >I thought it would be a good idea to have a firewall on my machine. I > >did apt-cache search firewall, but there are so many... Could > >somebody please recommend a firewall program that is reliable, simple > >yet easy to administer? I don't know a lot about firewalls. > >Firewalls with text config files (no slick gui) would be ok, too. > > > iptables is enough: bash scripting based!
Stex, Thanks, but maybe I was not clear enough. I know nothing about packet filtering. If I use iptables, I am likely to set it up with a lot of holes in it, even after reading the tutorials. I was looking for something simple & quick. Tamas -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
