[CentOS] Firewall frustration

Les Bell lesbell at lesbell.com.au
Mon Dec 31 23:54:05 UTC 2007


Robert Spangler <mlists at zoominternet.net> wrote:

>>
While IPTABLES might be CHEAP (price) it is a very good firewall.
Learn to set it up from the command line, it isn't that hard.
<<

Amen. I've been using CentOS for firewalls here for a long time now, with
hand-written rules. Besides, generic firewall configuration tools don't -
can't - know about many of the more advanced modules and features of
iptables.

Best,

--- Les Bell, RHCE, CISSP
[http://www.lesbell.com.au]
Tel: +61 2 9451 1144
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