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On Thu, Mar 01, 2018 at 12:58:44PM -0500, Tom H wrote |
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> On Wed, Feb 28, 2018 at 4:15 PM, Walter Dnes <waltdnes@××××××××.org> wrote: |
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> > Is there something besides iptables? It seems to be like |
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> > systemd/perl/python, continuously expanding its scope. And no, I'm not |
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> > looking for an "easy-peasy front-end gui" that'll probably pull in 90% |
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> > of QT as dependancies. I fondly remember IPCHAINS. |
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> iptables doesn't depend on systemd, perl, or python. |
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It has become an all-in-one router/packet-mangler/firewall/QOS/etc |
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when I simply want a firewall. The required kernel entries have |
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increased simply for the firewall functionality. |
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Walter Dnes <waltdnes@××××××××.org> |
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I don't run "desktop environments"; I run useful applications |
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