I use shorewall on my gateways / firewalls, but it's probably a bit overkill for you.
A really simple setup can be done with firehol(.sf.net), but I don't think running a firewall on a unix desktop is necessary. Oscar On Mon, 29 Aug 2005 14:54:46 -0400 Matt Randolph <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've seen related threads here recently, but I think my question is > different enough to warrant a new thread. > > I'm looking for a personal firewall along the lines of the ZoneAlarm > product for Windows. I don't want to take the time to teach myself > iptables if there is a simple alternative. > > I'm not trying to do anything complicated like protect a LAN or include > a DMZ or run an ftp server or anything like that. I'm just looking for > a quick and easy way to add another layer of protection to my desktop by > closing all unused ports. > > A GUI is preferred but is not required. > > Any suggestions? > > (If you dare answer,) what firewall do you use and why did you choose it? > -- > gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list > -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
