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On Sunday 01 July 2007 11:42, Paul Waring wrote: |
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> On Sun, Jul 01, 2007 at 06:05:14PM +0800, sain yan wrote: |
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> > It`s dificulte to me for setup iptables!!! |
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> > Are there any GUI tools in profiles??? |
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> There are plenty of GUIs out there - just google for 'iptables GUI' and |
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> you'll find dozens of tools to help you. However, using iptables at the |
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> command line isn't too difficult if you're only doing simple things like |
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> closing/opening ports on your machine. |
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It is probably simpler than what you think to understand iptables and setup a |
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simple rule set. Have a *slow* look at: |
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http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/articles/linux-24-stateful-fw-design.xml |
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which is an excellent tutorial to take you through the steps of designing and |
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setting up your own firewall. There's also man iptables to compliment the |
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tutorial and explain the many options that exist within iptables. |
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If you are going to manage a production server or a machine with service ports |
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open to the wide web, which is expected to come under considerable attack, |
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you may also want to read this: |
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http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/articles/dynamic-iptables-firewalls.xml |
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Alternatively, you can use one of the many automatic script generators and GUI |
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rule managers. If you are used to managing GUI firewalls like you find in MS |
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Windows, then Firewall Builder may suit your needs: |
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http://www.fwbuilder.org/archives/cat_about.html |
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However, the time you will spend to set up a gui and read its manual and then |
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configured it, would probably exceed what it takes to read the iptables |
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articles and set a manual firewall ruleset. |
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HTH. |
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Regards, |
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Mick |
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