Re: Shorewall - setup RH8 - GW - webmin

On Sun, 06 Jul 2003 05:56:00 +0200, Dan Bar <Daniel.Bar@seznam.cz>
wrote:

>
>
>Ohmster napsal(a):
> > I decided to remove firestarter and install shorewall because it is a
> > better firewall. I installed the rpm file and have a module for it in
> > webmin. I am at a loss as to how to set this up and make it work for my
> > system.
> >
>
>Well - in case you know how iptables work, then it would not be problem
>to setup shorewall. If not, then start here.
>
> > The setup docs are pretty vague and I don't want to mess this up.
>
>from all firewall scripts I saw Shorewall have the best docs of all of
>them ;)
>
> > I have:
> > Red Hat Linux 8.0
> > eth0 - ADSL modem, DCHP configured
> > eth1 - to hub for small LAN (two XP computers, 192.168.0.2 &
>192.168.0.3),
> > IP address 192.168.0.1
> >
> > apache server running (php & mysql), default port 80.
> > vsftpd running, default port.
> > using UPnPd to allow the xp computers to message voice and video with
> > Windows Messanger.
> > ssh server.
> > connect to RH machine with x-win32 via xdm.
> >
> > This machine is a gatway/server. Shorewall is pretty hard to setup. Can
> > someone give me a basic how-to for this particular setup? I can use
>webmin
> > if I had a clue. I am afraid to start up shorewall because my stuff
>might
> > not work anymore. Tips/help please!
> >
>
>
>In Shorewall package are example configurations for boxes with 2 or 3
>interfaces. You might want to look there.
>
>At http://shorewall.net/ is lot of other info and also a mailing list.
>Tom Eastep - author of Shorewall - is very active in answering all kinds
>of questions. So in case of problems just post a message there.
>
>Dan

I agree completely - Shorewall is probably the easiest FLEXIBLE
firewall option out there. I looked at 6 or 7 of them before I chose
Shorewall.

Mike-


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