Setup firewall

[satimis]

Hi folks,

Fedora Core 2
(upgrade from RH 8.0)

Where can I find document (with command lines not GUI) to setup the build-in firewall. Is it iptables the standard firewall?

TIA

B.R.
satimis

[i1n2d3y4]

iptables is the standard firewall.

You can see the current firewall rules in /etc/sysconfig/iptables

status of iptables is avialable if you run the following command 'service iptables status' as root

you can get more info about iptables by running 'man iptables' from the command line

[frontzeck]

yes, iptables is the standard. Google (http://www.google.com/search?q=iptables+howto) has a lot about this topic :p

[kosmosik]

try shorewall - it is packaged for Fedora (by fedora.us) and it is great. it is like set of scripts simplifing firewall setup (covering lot's of stuff like NAT, QoS, ACLs and so on). it is quite easy to setup (if you RTFM). and instructions (for text mode and editor like God intended) are here:
http://www.shorewall.net/1.4/Documentation_Index.html

[satimis]

Hi1n2d3y4,

Tks for your advice.

If iptable is the standard firewall I think that I can get it up by running

# system-config-securitylevel

But I expect to learn its basic because I'm not expereienced to get it setup with command lines. Therefore I'm prepare to go the hard way.

B.R.
satimis

[satimis]

Hi frontzeck,

Tks for your link.

B.R.
satimis

[satimis]

try shorewall - it is packaged for Fedora (by fedora.us) and it is great. it is like set of scripts simplifing firewall setup (covering lot's of stuff like NAT, QoS, ACLs and so on). it is quite easy to setup (if you RTFM). and instructions (for text mode and editor like God intended) are here:
http://www.shorewall.net/1.4/Documentation_Index.htmlHi kosmosik,

Tks for your advice.

I ran Shorewall before on Gentoo 1.4. It is a great firewall, not difficult to setup. Besides its documentation is very complete. Just following the document you are done without difficulty.

B.R.
satimis