Newbie firewall/masqarade/proxy confusion

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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 <ftp://ftp.pointman.org> or
www.pointman.org <http://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

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merely selected IPCHAINS, would it check to make sure I had everything =
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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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available
from <a href=3D"ftp://ftp.pointman.org">ftp.pointman.org</a> or <a
href=3D"http://www.pointman.org">www.pointman.org</a> . 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
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