Gentoo Archives: gentoo-user

From: Tom H <tomh0665@×××××.com>
To: Gentoo User <gentoo-user@l.g.o>
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Best *SIMPLE* firewall?
Date: Thu, 01 Mar 2018 18:07:24
Message-Id: CAOdo=Sz3cOkFHB+HxLTk14767FYGSKyU4A+gUd+4_y-HdtRSjw@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Best *SIMPLE* firewall? by "Taiidan@gmx.com"
1 On Wed, Feb 28, 2018 at 6:22 PM, Taiidan@×××.com <Taiidan@×××.com> wrote:
2 >
3 > Is there a windows style application layer firewall? I get that it doesn't
4 > stop truly malicious programs but I am simply wanting to stop random
5 > programs doing connections without my consent which due to the lennart
6 > potterings's of the world now are not just a windows freeware problem.
7
8 Switch to macOS and its running-by-default socketfilterfw ;)
9
10 You can set up OUTPUT iptables rules to allow certain ports and drop the others.