Guarddog

[Collins]

On Monday 22 December 2003 09:51, Tim Wunder wrote:
> Does anybody here use/recommend guarddog as a firewall configuration tool?
> I've tried firestarter (there's an RPM available for Fedora) but I can't
> seem to get it to work the way I want. If I use firestarter to block port
> 80, it allows me to force the use of my squid proxy, but it also renders my
> webserver useless. I need something that will block outgoing port 80 while
> allowing incoming port 80 communication. At least that's what I think I
> need...
>

I have limited experience with firewalls, but I use Shorewall - very simple to 
setup, and yes it does allow you to distinguish between incoming and outgoing 
requests by port, ip address ranges, etc.  There is an RPM available, and 
I've just applied it to SUSE 9.0 with no problems.

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Collins