On Thu, Mar 01, 2018 at 12:58:44PM -0500, Tom H wrote > On Wed, Feb 28, 2018 at 4:15 PM, Walter Dnes <waltd...@waltdnes.org> wrote: > > > > Is there something besides iptables? It seems to be like > > systemd/perl/python, continuously expanding its scope. And no, I'm not > > looking for an "easy-peasy front-end gui" that'll probably pull in 90% > > of QT as dependancies. I fondly remember IPCHAINS. > > iptables doesn't depend on systemd, perl, or python.
It has become an all-in-one router/packet-mangler/firewall/QOS/etc when I simply want a firewall. The required kernel entries have increased simply for the firewall functionality. -- Walter Dnes <waltd...@waltdnes.org> I don't run "desktop environments"; I run useful applications