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RE: why isn't there a newer linux fw-howto
From: "Andy Burns" <parson () parson net>
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1998 16:07:57 -0700
I have a similar setup at home, except i'm using the MS version of "Hack-Me" (Proxy 2.0). I'd love to learn linux and switch, but it scares me to death... (the unknown). My unix level skills are greatly lacking. I can and have install a few different Unix based OS's, to include adding users, change rights and the like, but that is where my ability stops... Is this "RedHat" version easy enough for a beginner such as myself to do what appears to be an advanced configuration issue? (i.e., firewall/proxy) I supposed there must be a Linux for dummies out there.... I did install Linux once from the SAM's book, and I still have it, but I hear it's much better (and easier) since then (Late 1995). [Then] I understood Linux to be a compilation of shared resources from throughout the world of people who didn't want to deal with the pricy AT&T Unix... may have my facts wrong though. At any rate, any information/pointers in the right direction would be greatly appreciated... except the ones from those who see themselves far above my mental capacity and want me to take my non-Unix brain and leave the bless-ed list... I think we've seen plenty of that here lately... :) Andy.
-----Original Message----- From: owner-firewall-wizards () nfr net [mailto:owner-firewall-wizards () nfr net]On Behalf Of Kevin Steves Sent: Sunday, September 27, 1998 2:24 PM To: Bárány Sándor Cc: firewall-wizards () nfr net Subject: Re: why isn't there a newer linux fw-howto On Wed, 23 Sep 1998, Bárány Sándor wrote: : I am far from being a wiz, but I am wondering if the current linux fw : howto (from Nov 1996) is beeing actual any more. Nowadays every linux : distribution comes out with the ipfwadmin package, possibly with some : extra home-made config script embedded in the distribution's own startup : env. My (let me not say which one) seems beeing pretty buggy, and the : howto does not really help. The man file I have is also about two years : old. : : My config is a two-machine home net, cable modem-connected to the Net; : linux fw and a w95 box behind for my children. It should not be a big : problem, but the faq does not really help. I haven't looked at that howto in a while, but you might want to take a look at ipchains, which is the ipfw replacement in the 2.1 kernels. The ipchains howto is very good, and there is a patch to run ipchains in the 2.0 kernels (the patch is to 2.0.34 if I recall, but I have applied it to 2.0.36pre versions). See http://www.adelaide.net.au/~rustcorp/ipfwchains/ipfwchains.html.
Current thread:
- Transparent vs. Non-transparent AGs/SPFs/whatever Ryan Russell (Sep 23)
- why isn't there a newer linux fw-howto Bárány Sándor (Sep 24)
- Re: why isn't there a newer linux fw-howto Stefan Laudat (Sep 25)
- Re: why isn't there a newer linux fw-howto Kevin Steves (Sep 29)
- RE: why isn't there a newer linux fw-howto Andy Burns (Sep 30)
- Re: Transparent vs. Non-transparent AGs/SPFs/whatever Woody Weaver (Sep 25)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- Re: Transparent vs. Non-transparent AGs/SPFs/whatever Bill_Royds (Sep 24)
- Re: Transparent vs. Non-transparent AGs/SPFs/whatever Stephen P. Gibbons (Sep 25)
- Re: Transparent vs. Non-transparent AGs/SPFs/whatever Ryan Russell (Sep 24)
- Re: Transparent vs. Non-transparent AGs/SPFs/whatever Bill_Royds (Sep 25)
- Re: Transparent vs. Non-transparent AGs/SPFs/whatever Ryan Russell (Sep 29)
- Re: Transparent vs. Non-transparent AGs/SPFs/whatever Stephen P. Gibbons (Sep 29)
- Re: Transparent vs. Non-transparent AGs/SPFs/whatever Ryan Russell (Sep 29)
- why isn't there a newer linux fw-howto Bárány Sándor (Sep 24)