RE: insecurity in internet connection thro cable modems

["Chapman, Justin T" <JtChapma () bhi-erc com>]

> ipchains is old ( for the previous Linux Kernel 2.2 ), iptables
> http://www.iptables.org would be a better choice.

Agreed.  If it's an option at all, choose iptables over ipchains.  It's more
flexable and it's a stateful packet filter, which makes for a "smarter"
firewall.  IPtables (and ipchains for that matter) can be a bit intimidating
to work with, especially if you're new to the syntax.  If you're going to
"rolll your own" firewall, I would suggest searching Google/Freshmeat.net
for "iptables generator".  There are plenty of scripts/web frontends/guis
that make creating simple "consumer-grade" firewalls a snap.  One that I
particularly like is a cgi-based one at:

http://morizot.net/firewall/gen/ 

Good luck!

--justin

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