[CentOS] Firewall frustration

Robert Slade centos at likley.co.uk
Mon Dec 31 14:57:13 UTC 2007


Robert Moskowitz wrote:
> Peter Farrell wrote:
>> "Problem is I want a REAL router/firewall with little work."
>>
>> Run a smoothwall installtion and replace your CentOS install.
>>
>> http://www.smoothwall.org/
>>   
> well first challenge is my unit's USB ethernet dongles. Centos uses 
> the RTL 8150 driver for them. Smoothwall only lists the RTL 8129, 
> 8139, and 8169...
>
> So have to see what info I can get on their website. Astaro 6 cannot 
> recognize the dongles either. Shorewall still looks like an option. I 
> do have Centos (and DSL) on these units....
>> -Peter
>>
>> On 31/12/2007, Matt Shields <mattboston at gmail.com> wrote:
>>  
>>> On Dec 31, 2007 12:13 AM, Robert Moskowitz <rgm at htt-consult.com> wrote:
>>>    
>>>> Well FWbuilder is NOT easy.  The documentation does not match the
>>>> current GUI.  Now the box is locked up.  I will have to pull it again,
>>>> hook it up to a kybd/VGA and reset iptables....
>>>>
>>>> Maybe Shoreline with webmin....
>>>>
>>>> Problem is I want a REAL router/firewall with little work.  Both 
>>>> public
>>>> and private nets have routable addresses.  No NATing for me!  I just
>>>> help write the RFC ;)  And all the templates for fwbuilder want you to
>>>> be using NATing.
>>>>
>>>> Perhaps I should just set up another Astaro firewall.  I have been 
>>>> using
>>>> Astaro since v3, so I am comfortable with it....
>>>>
>>>>       
>>> If you've ever used a Checkpoint firewall, FWBuilder is exactly like
>>> that interface.  It even comes with a module that will let you modify
>>> Checkpoint firewalls.
>>>
>>>
>>> -- 
>>> -matt
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Rob



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