securing Ubuntu and firewall
Derek Broughton
news at pointerstop.ca
Fri Feb 24 19:53:08 UTC 2006
H.S. wrote:
> Just wondering, what application is usually used to configure iptables
I don't think there is a "normal" program. I'm not happy with any of the
ones I've used.
> to secure a Ubuntu box? I am currently looking for a GUI firewall
> application to introduce to a friend who has converted from Windows to
> Ubuntu on his home machine, but who is not a typical Windows ignorant
> user (considering that he knows vi!).
Heavens! And he can't just manually type in the firewall rules at every
reboot :-)
>
> I have so far found firestarter. Comments and suggestions are welcome.
So far, I'm least _unhappy_ with Guarddog.
--
derek
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