[NBLUG/talk] Linux as router

Walter Hansen gandalf at sonic.net
Wed Nov 3 10:06:36 PST 2004


AFAIK that's what firestarter does also. It just sets up the chains
properly. You only run it when you want to configure it or monitor things.

>> On Mon, Nov 01, 2004 at 09:25:14AM -0800, Osiris Pedroso wrote:
>> > Good morning,
>> >
>> > I would like to understand a bit more about iptables and wonder if any
>> of
>> > you could help me.
>> >
>> > In IPTABLES, there are three main queues of packets, namely INPUT,
>> FORWARD
>> > and OUTPUT.
>
> Try giving shorewall a try. It's rather simple to setup if you RTFM. If
> you want to learn, it's great stuff, if you want production, it's also
> great stuff. It's basically just a bash script anyway, so no running
> code like firestarter after the firewall is started.
>
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