On Thu, Feb 01, 2007 at 09:40:42AM -0500, celejar wrote: > On 1/31/07, Marc D Ronell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >Hi, > > > >What is Etch using as its default firewall? How do I change that > >firewall's settings? > > As others have pointed out, no firewall is configured by default. > Iptables is the kernel code that provides packet filtering but isn't > in and of itself a firewall; all firewall packages in linux, AFAIK, > are programs / scripts that create iptable rule sets for you. As you
AIUI, iptables *is* the firewall. Shorewall provides scripts which create rules. Not sure what Guarddog/Smoothwall etc do but I'm guessing they do much the same thing. So a firewall is a "set of rules + iptables"? When is a firewall not a firewall? :-) Or are we "splitting hairs"? -- Chris. ====== Don't forget to check that your /etc/apt/sources.lst entries point to etch and not testing, otherwise you may end up with a broken system once etch goes stable. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
