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From: gigli <gigli@×××××××.se>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] simple firewall
Date: Sun, 05 Apr 2009 12:47:11
Message-Id: 49D8A84B.3020402@swipnet.se
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] simple firewall by Peter Humphrey
1 Peter Humphrey skrev:
2 > On Sunday 05 April 2009 11:41:55 gigli wrote:
3 >
4 >> i will give shorewall a new try and hope i'll make better progress thsi
5 >> time
6 >
7 > My gateway machine has three interfaces and uses shorewall to protect them.
8 > If you like I could tar up /etc/shorewall and send it to you. I've had to
9 > create macros for several services and put them in /usr/share/shorewall,
10 > but if you run "shorewall try /etc/shorewall" it'll tell you which you
11 > need. I made them by copying others and changing bits.
12 >
13 > The three interfaces are the external network (a DSL modem), the internal
14 > wired network (an Ethernet switch) and a wireless network (an access
15 > point).
16 >
17 > I don't suppose my setup is the acme of elegance or wit, but it seems to
18 > work. The rules file is 195 lines long.
19 >
20 Hi peter
21
22 I would be happy if you mailed me the tar. I have only one interface and
23 need to protect my computer while connected through openvpn, i guess
24 openvpn goes directly through my pfsense box bothways and it would be
25 nice to stay protected then. Or have i misunderstood that?
26
27 Martin
28 gigli@×××××××.se

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