Re: [SLUG] Iptables

[jam@xxxxxxxxx]

On Wednesday 22 February 2006 02:39, slug-request@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > Hi sluggers,
> >
> > Im quite ashamed to say it, but for a couple of years now all my
> > firewalling and routing has been done using either webmin or
> > firestarter. I have no idea how to  use iptables! I find I just dont
> > feel totally in control when using gui front end and have now decided to
> > learn how to use iptables. My question is, can anyone point me to  
> > either a good online tutorial, or a book that will show me step by step
> > what to do and why?
> > I use debian stable for my server, and the tutorials that I have found
> > (I have never been good with google) usually give redhat examples
> > including config files that dont exist in debian (or are in a different
> > location).
>
> Don't use iptables. Use shorewall. You will still understand
> firewalling, but don't need to worry about the iptables syntax biting
> you. also you get dual net connections in a nicely integrated script

Interesting perspective: Not only did yast make the whole process easy and 
understandable but when I needed 3 interfaces (one for openVPN) that too was 
sensibly and understandably handled.
Reinforces my resolution that yast is one of the best sys-admin tools around.

James