[NTLUG:Discuss] A Firewall

[Kenneth Loafman]

Wish more Linux programs were documented like that.  Ease of use is one 
of the things that makes a program useful, and good documentation makes 
things like firewalls a lot easier to use.

Thanks for pointing out the package.

...Ken


John K. Taber wrote:
> After a little googling, I settled on Firestarter for my firewall. See 
> http://www.fs-security.com/. 
> 
> Its first attraction is the Users Guide, which is well written, even if
> perhaps by an author using English as a second language. A well written
> guide in the Linux world is rare enough to be remarkable all by itself.
> 
> The guide does not assume I know things that I don't. It answers my
> questions instead of filling me with many more questions.
> 
> Firestarter is familiar, sort of like Zone Alarm, so that I don't have a
> steep learning curve. I read the 32 page guide, downloaded the program
> (in rpm form) followed directions and installed it. 
> 
> In contrast, I did not understand Lokkit or IPCOP. I'm sure these are
> fine programs, but I need to understand them at least well enough to use
> them. 
> 
> I am interested in other people's reactions.
> 
> John
> 
> 
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