How about 'Firestarter' if using something Gui based is not a problem for you. It's simple and efficient for a single machine and sort of reminds me of early ZoneAlarm back in the Win98 days (but without the yellow!). Good enough for a home computer if you are not running a server or have more complex needs. I'm running it behind a NAT router/firewall but it's probably good enough as a stand alone software firewall.
B.Hoffmann On Fri, 2006-03-03 at 23:47 -0500, Jude DaShiell wrote: > That looks easier, when I tried it was a few years ago and I had to use a > port something in the 10,000's range to talk to it. That was on redhat > too before I found out how to install debian. > > > > On Fri, 3 Mar 2006, Bart van den Heuvel wrote: > > > Hmmm... Webmin is pretty easy to setup :-) > > > > Should be as easy as: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] /tmp]# gunzip webmin-1.260.tar.gz > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] /tmp]# tar xf webmin-1.260.tar > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] /tmp]# cd webmin-1.260 > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] /tmp/webmin-1.260]# ./setup.sh /usr/local/webmin > > > > And you don't need any java! > > > > I've tried using the apt packages for webmin but someone has made it so > > that there is one base package for an almost empty webmin and you can > > install modules seperately. It must have been some effort seperating all > > the components... > > But I'm affraid that it has not been very helpfull for me, a lot of > > package fuss for nothing if you ask me, :-) So just go with the source if > > you want to keep it simple. It's worth the effort! Webmin is very helpfull > > for almost every linux user... > > > >> I had tried setting up webmine in the past and couldn't get the setup > >> working completely. I think that may have been because I wasn't using a > >> java browser to talk to it then. Thanks much for these firewall > >> suggestions. > >> > >> > >> > >> On Fri, 3 Mar 2006, Bart van den Heuvel wrote: > >> > >>> You can try Shorewall, that's console based and if you've setup webmin > >>> you > >>> can also manage it using a webinterface. > >>> > >>> If you are more in to colors you can have fwbuilder... It's a gui based > >>> firewall configurator that compiles shellscripts that setup iptables. > >>> Nice thing about fwbuilder is that you manage multiple fw's remotely, > >>> even > >>> from windows machines. Using ssh it copies over the script and applies > >>> it > >>> to a firewall. The interface is very checkpoint like. > >>> > >>> All these are iptables based... Check it out@ > >>> > >>> http://www.shorewall.net > >>> http://www.webmin.com (this has it's own iptables mangler also!) > >>> http://www.fwbuilder.org > >>> > >>> If you need something that gives you most control on the console on the > >>> actual firewall in case of an emergency i would go for shorewall as > >>> everything is local. But i mainly use fwbuilder, if i get in trouble i > >>> just iptables --flush or have a vanilla fw script (made with fwbuilder) > >>> ready. > >>> > >>> Regards, > >>> > >>> Bart > >>> > >>>> So what happens if you can use debian but can't use any G.U.I. since > >>>> none > >>>> of the G.U.I. will talk yet? Is there a console equivalent for > >>>> guardog? > >>>> I'm totally blind and when I use a debian equipped computer I do it > >>>> alone. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> On Tue, 28 Feb 2006, Clyde Wilson wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> Thanks Chris, great tip! I'll give it a try. > >>>>> > >>>>> --- Chris Lale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>>> Clyde Wilson wrote: > >>>>>> > >>>>>>> I'm on Debian Sarge 3.1 r 1. Can anyone recommend > >>>>>> an easy but fairly > >>>>>>> good firewall? > >>>>>>> Thanks for your time! > >>>>>> > >>>>>> If you are talking about a personal firewall for > >>>>>> your PC, have alook at > >>>>>> Guarddog. It configures IPtables, so you only need > >>>>>> to run it to > >>>>>> configure or reconfigure the firewall. Its a KDE > >>>>>> program, but runs in > >>>>>> Gnome with no problems. Its also easy. Have a look > >>>>>> at > >>>>>> > >>>>> http://newbiedoc.berlios.de/wiki/Setting_up_a_personal_firewall_on_Debian_using_Guarddog > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Chris. > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
