iptables init scripts

Joe McDonagh joseph.e.mcdonagh at gmail.com
Fri Oct 2 21:04:33 UTC 2009


Jorge Armando Medina wrote:
> Jim Tarvid wrote:
>   
>> any recommended iptables init scripts that will play well with network-manager?
>>
>>   
>>     
> For simple to robust firewall configuration tools I prefer shorewall,
> they have good documentation for almos any escenario, from standalone
> (single interface), gateway (two interfaces), dmz, mult wan, vpns,
> everything is documented, they provide good support on IRC channel and
> mailing lists.
>
> Best regards.
>
>   
If I use iptables I just load the rules with iptables-restore via the 
pre-up directive in /etc/network/interfaces. Real 
firewalling/routing/vpns etc I use OpenBSD. PF seems to make the hard 
things a lot more sensible.

-- 
Joe McDonagh
Operations Engineer
www.colonfail.com





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