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I use UFW as firewall on all computers at home. It's very easy to configure. UFW (package ufw) can be found from Debian repositories. For documentation see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UFW . There is also graphical user interface called GUFW (package gufw). On 24.03.2012 09:02, Russell L. Harris wrote: >> From the standpoint of protection of a LAN (two or three >> machines) for > a home or home office, how effective is a firmware-based > firewall/router in comparison with a software-based stand-alone > firewall/router? Is either significantly better than the other? > > I am thinking in terms of devoting an old computer (200 MHz > Pentium) to the task of firewall/router. In years past (back in > the dark epoch when I was running Window$), I discovered SmoothWall > while struggling with a DSL line with PPPoE. > > After downloading a small CD ISO image from the SmoothWall web > site, it took me less than an hour to install and configure > SmoothWall. With SmoothWall, it was not necessary for the user to > study the subject of firewall configuration -- the default > SmoothWall configuration was perfectly adequate for most users. > > I quit using SmoothWall several years ago, when a friend gave me a > firmware firewall/router and convinced me that I ought to make the > transition, simply for the economy in terms of desktop space and > electricity. And I no longer have the curse of PPPoE. > > But now I think that it might be prudent to return to a devoted > machine and software, and I would much prefer to use a Debian > package instead of SmoothWall. > > Is there a good firewall application in Debian which provides a > secure default configuration? Or must I learn how to configure a > firewall? > > RLH > > - -- Mika Suomalainen > gpg --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 62FE66853913CB03 > Key fingerprint = ED5E 7C98 4489 7058 CDA9 9A55 62FE 6685 3913 > CB03 >> Are you seeing weird character mess on bottom of this email? >>> Or are you seeing weird .sig files in attachments? >>>> If the answer is yes, follow these steps: >>>>> 1. Install GPG. >>>>>> For Linux: see package managment of your distribution. >>>>>> For Mac OS X: http://gpgtools.org/ For Windows: >>>>>> http://gpg4win.org/ >>>>> 2. Install GPG compatible email client. E.g. Thunderbird >>>>>> http://mozilla.org/thunderbird/ >>>>> 3. Install GPG support for Thunderbird >>>>>> http://enigmail.mozdev.org/home/index.php.html -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.12 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJPbXo1AAoJEGL+ZoU5E8sD3EsIAKMjOtf4B/QPKYjfp1g7szvt ZKPDPL/lGQs6W+hJEhRuh3sgGNjCD6lndYmPetEgoL86QOrbXEGT/jsefu1HtGjO KmaH9Iiw6m/w+8uww/EEs6uzzVPyFz7ja57lgA5a2U+Xe6vCX/75oSNca/O2v9US IcXrvZ9qx53U3JESAvthcBYKOSebZ6IimytfYXGe6mkjJ0SY9+CT7qlQpxB/CkSF Dljh7gh3qoY37MSwLCVcZnPKU4DFg35cY6S9bz3tq2m0kuJFK9SNQ0sHif+529zb /nh+zxUwpkMbWvp1eiTNu7kBfftiBGpcWkvQFcwulYaKp+Bvnu/3YZzoK5nc8OM= =+3RS -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/4f6d7a3d.80...@gmail.com
