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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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firewalld depends on dbus, polkit, and python. |
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ufw depends on python. |
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But there may be other iptables frontends that depend on more, |
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especially if they are graphical. |
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The advantage of iptables frontends is that you only have to allow |
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"your" ports (for a minimal customization) without having to worry |
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about all the other stuff that you need to set up when you use |
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iptables directly. |
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I've used apf, arno, and ufw. The first two depend on bash and simply |
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require you to set variables in "/etc/$firewall/". |
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