This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ------_=_NextPart_001_01BFFBDA.5CEB69FC Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" A question I have...I hear that most distros of Linux install more than is necessary for a machine to be used solely for a firewall/router. What at the minimum packages I'd need to install (using RH 6.1) so that I would have what it necessary to accomplish this? Given RH's "dependency check", if I merely selected IPCHAINS, would it check to make sure I had everything else I needed (hardware support, etc.)? I am, too, a newbie and am hacking away at this, but my machete needs a good sharpening... TIA, Tim -----Original Message----- From: Dave Chacko [mailto:dave@chacko.org] Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2000 8:33 AM To: plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us Subject: Re: Newbie firewall/masqarade/proxy confusion Alan, Another easily configurable firewall/masquerade solution would be Pmfirewall available from ftp.pointman.org or www.pointman.org . This script configures ipchains for you with only a few question, and will run magnificently on linux. It can also be custom configured by an experienced user that wants a more custom firewall. Dave Chacko ------_=_NextPart_001_01BFFBDA.5CEB69FC Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

A= question I have…I hear that most distros of Linux install more than is = necessary for a machine to be used solely for a firewall/router.  What at the minimum packages I’d need to = install (using RH 6.1) so that I would have what it necessary to accomplish this?  Given RH’s = “dependency check”, if I merely selected IPCHAINS, would it check to make sure I had everything = else I needed (hardware support, etc.)?  I am, too, a newbie and am hacking away at this, but my machete needs a = good sharpening…

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-----Original Message-----
From: Dave Chacko [mailto:dave@chacko.org]
Sent: Tuesday, August = 01, 2000 8:33 AM
To: plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us
Subject: Re: Newbie firewall/masqarade/proxy confusion

 

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Another easily configurable firewall/masquerade solution would be Pmfirewall = available from ftp.pointman.org or www.pointman.org . This script = configures ipchains for you with only a few question, and will run magnificently = on linux. It can also be custom configured by an experienced user that wants a = more custom firewall.

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Dave Chacko

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