Guarddog

[Tim Wunder]

On Monday 22 December 2003 10:33 pm, someone claiming to be Net Llama! wrote:
> On 12/22/03 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 tried guarddog out ages ago (maybe 4+ years ago), and liked it alot.
> It got a very favorable review in this month's Linux Format mag (a
> British Linux magazine), if that counts for anything.

Thanks. Might try it out later today. Got a couple errands to run first...

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