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> > Alright I guess I'll just set up shorewall on the laptop with a config |
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> > similar to the router's. Maybe I'll set up shorewall on the other |
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> > system in my local network while I'm at it. |
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> > - Grant |
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> shorewall is good - but overkill on a single machine. Have a look at |
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> the net-misc/monmotha script. Comprehensive, easy to understand and |
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> works well. |
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> I am a believer in letting experts do the snarly stuff - and shorewall |
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> and monmotha get a lot of feedback so they are well sorted. When you |
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> look at the code and why they are doing particular rules, the simple |
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> ones like people have suggested only offer basic protection, and |
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> possibly poor functionality. |
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> BillK |
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I don't know, now that I've set up shorewall on my router it seems |
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like a simple matter to set it up on another machine. I should only |
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need to edit a few config files with very light additions. |
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- Grant |
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