[Preston] ipchains or iptables

[Wayne WArd]

If you look in the latest linux magazine there is a full review on linux
firewalls and iptables and ipchains.
Why don't you keep your red hat box and download firestarter rpm
Nice and easy gui its got a wizard so you can open up internal network
and close external network.
Or try guarddog that is another good gui which is a bit more complicated
but opens up whatever ports you require .
Both packages use iptables or ipchains.
Mandrake single network firewall is pretty good but that uses ipchains
aswell.
I seen in the linux magazine one of the free download ones is really
good if you are using for home use - Its got iptables - virus checking -
VPN and all sorts of other goodies - You do know that most single
firewall products can be configured via a web browser on the network,
which is pretty handy. Is this firewall box going to have file shares on
it?  Or are you going to make a separate firewall box - and use another
box for samba file shares?? What is your layout??

Wayne

-----Original Message-----
From: preston-admin@mailman.lug.org.uk
[mailto:preston-admin@mailman.lug.org.uk] On Behalf Of Adrian Hodgson
Sent: 19 September 2002 21:56
To: Preston lug
Subject: [Preston] ipchains or iptables

I am having lots of issues with samba on the linux box to the other PC's

Win 98 etc.

It got better when I used lokkit to change the firewall settings to 
enable a trusted eth0 for my local network.  Better in that another pc 
can now see some shares not all on the Linux box.  The linux box will 
not see any other machine still.  nautelus when browsing smb: can not 
find anything.

Now when I boot the Linux box RH7.3 the start up indicates ipchains. 
Service config says that both ipchains and iptables servers are running,

should I only have ipchains and switch off iptables.

 From the mags it looks like iptables is the better service but I want 
to use Smoothwall later and continue to use the lokkit now.  A mag 
review suggested that smoothwall uses ipchains only?

Can anyone help shed some light on this for me

cheers Adrian


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