[wellylug] Looking for a easy to use firewall package

Enkidu enkidu at cliffp.com
Wed Jun 23 19:45:19 NZST 2004


Hey Simon,

Looks good, but is there any way to see what iptables commands it
generates? I want to generate the firewall commands on another system.

Cheers,

Cliff

On Mon, 21 Jun 2004 21:59:23 +1200, you wrote:

>If yawl are going to run MNF, then you might as well go to the source,
>and just run Shorewall, which MNF is based on.  It doesn't have the
>shiny web interface, but it does all the other requirements.  You just
>plonk it on top of redhat, debian, LRP, or whatever.  We liked it so
>much, we installed it on 150 routers :-).
>
>Cheers
>Si
>
>On Mon, Jun 21, 2004 at 09:37:03PM +1200, Michael Dittmer said:
>> When is the new version of MNF supposed to be coming out? Any idea on an
>> ETA?
>> 
>> Michael
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: wellylug-admin at lists.naos.co.nz
>> [mailto:wellylug-admin at lists.naos.co.nz] On Behalf Of Damon Lynch
>> Sent: Monday, June 21, 2004 9:27 PM
>> To: wellylug
>> Subject: Re: [wellylug] Looking for a easy to use firewall package
>> 
>> 
>> On Mon, 2004-06-21 at 21:16, Glen Ogilvie wrote:
>> 
>> > 
>> > <rant>
>> > it's web based interface does not prevent me from breaking it. What tends
>> to 
>> > happen is that I add what seems like an OK rule, and then press apply..  
>> > either it stops working, or does not apply the rule.. when I login as
>> root, I 
>> > find out it's configured something in a way that Shorewall does not like,
>> so 
>> > shorewall does not start.. 
>> > 
>> > </rant>
>> 
>> Florin the developer says:
>> 
>> But, one remark though: always make sure you're using the routestopped
>> option and set the absentminded global variable to yes.
>> 
>> Try that.  BTW there is a new MNF coming out with a lot of new features.
>> 
>> Damon
>> 
>> 
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