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Topic: Should modem users install rcfirewall.dsl?, I'm new to networking on dsl

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Posted: Mar. 14 2006,18:44

Hi,
will this have advantages or is there no need to do?
I 'm asking because I'm using a hd-install and an uninstall of the package wouldn't be easy.

What to do after install? Do I have to configure (should I? have I to?)

Thanks for reply. C

edit:
iptables have already been installed
what about the screen locker?

pr0f3550r

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Posted: Mar. 14 2006,19:18

If you have iptables already, all you do is configure it. It's not easy but you have tons of information on the web.

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Posted: Mar. 14 2006,19:35

Unfortunately I have no clue of the rules for iptables. I even do not know what to set rules for.
I just want to have a security line preventing hackers to break in

This is what www.iptables.org list as main features of iptables:
* listing the contents of the packet filter ruleset
* adding/removing/modifying rules in the packet filter ruleset
* listing/zeroing per-rule counters of the packet filter ruleset

Can you help me understanding these terms?

edit1: I guess a firewall without the need for setting rules in iptables could be better for a rookie

edit2: Maybe you think I am too lazy to read some docus. Maybe you re right ;) . But I hope I can get some basic protection without studying a 100 page long docu.

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Posted: Mar. 15 2006,09:54

Maybe this is what you are looking?
Automatic firewall settings generator for iptables!

http://easyfwgen.morizot.net/gen/

I havent tried that, because I have a hardware firewall. Bought it for 40$ after widows software-firewall didn't start (once) on bootup... that was the oend of that windows installation