Firewall

[Lee Braiden]

On Wednesday 02 November 2005 23:52, Tristan Wibberley wrote:
> Does anybody have a recommendation on a firewall in ubuntu (main,
> universe, or multiverse) that is active before interfaces are brought
> up, and after interfaces are taken down (using ifup/down). I'm looking
> for one that's pretty easy to configure. It would be nice if it had a
> gnome notification tray icon or panel applet to notify when it caught
> something.

I'd recommend shorewall.  Very easy to get started with (as long as you read 
the instructions), well-tested and scalable to future needs as well.  I'm not 
positive about when it is first activated, but I expect it follows best 
practice, and that should be configurable either way.  You *may* be able to 
find a front end, but a log monitor that emails you when bad things happen, 
and an icon setup to edit the rules file and restart shorewall should cover 
your needs.

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Lee Braiden
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