Linux Firewalls

[Collins Richey]

On Mon, Mar 8, 2010 at 3:21 PM, Jeff Welling <jeff.welling at gmail.com> wrote:
> Happy Monday. Sigh.
>
> Anyway, I am in the midst of replacing one of my gateways (failed
> hardware) and am just about to go through reinstalling and reconfiguring
> all the various programs and services.
>
> I've been using arno-iptables-firewall in the Debian repos, and its done
> the job quite nicely, but I wonder if it can be improved upon or superseded.
> So I'm wondering, what do other people use for their Linux Firewalling
> needs, if you don't mind me asking?
>

First principle of changes: change only one thing at the time.
Second principle: if it ain't broke, ....

If the iptables setup was working on the old hardware, it should work
on the new hardware, unless you are changing any ip addresses.

After you get the new system working you'll have plenty of time to
tinker with any other firewall offerings

-- 
Collins Richey
     If you fill your heart with regrets of yesterday and the worries
     of tomorrow, you have no today to be thankful for.