Hi friends,

I am planning to make a Firewall with Linux.. Can anybody please guide me for this, Which one is the best?. I am a newbie and you should give detailed information... I love linux since I started to use it, please help guys. . I wait for your reply

Manu

Have a look in the networking section manu, Ive posted a paper on setting up IPTables which should help you come up with suitable rulesets.

Personnaly, I use IPTAbles, and I also use Firebreather firewall (I do like my GUIs sometimes!:)) I cant find a link, just google for it.

As for making your own firewall, Im presuming you are talking about setting rules for IPTables (or ipchains if your running on a 2.2 kernal) in which case there are plenty of tuts both on this site and beyond that can help.

Hope this helps you!

Yeah, pretty much everyone uses IPTables on linux as it is a serious professional level stateful firewall. Most of the linux "firewalls" you see out there are actually just GUI front ends or script generators for IPTables.

--P.G>

If you have the time to learn IPTables that is the way to go. If you don't want to learn linux app stuff and just want to use linux as a a different OS then use any linux firewall is better than none.

Hint: Skip IPChains, its a older semi-obsolete firewall method.

you can use iptable by using shorewall tools/interface
it's a very simple and RPM package;
if you use shorewall + webmin (also RPM) you can manage your firewall by the web. very simple

Thanks Guys.. I am going through IP tables and all, I will ask some help if I needs, Thanks a lot

Manu

what type of firewall are you creating a single system router/firewall or just a firewall in the host?
For single I'd go with IPcop. Which uses IPtables but works alot better as a router you can create a DMZ and alot of other great features.
http://www.ipcop.org

Disss

Thanks a lot, IPCOP was the one which was in my mind. I can ask some help if I need, right?.. Once again thanks a lot.. You are a gem..!!

Manu

Yeah Manu just throw it Up and I'll try and keep my eyes open for it.

I would also recommend getting to grasps with using and configuring IPTable rulesets.

It be of great learning experience to you, and will help you to see what IPCops is actually doing, and will help in accuratly configuring IPTable based applications in the future!

As Dissolutions said, any problems, just ask away!

iptables Tutorial 1.1.7: http://www.linuxsecurity.com/resource_file...s-tutorial.html
Linux Firewall and Security Site: http://www.linux-firewall-tools.com/linux/
Linux Step-By-Step (Great Newbie Guide to Linux): http://linux.nf/stepbystep.html

Free linux firewalls
Iptables Linux (2.4.x) http://www.iptables.org/
Ipchains Linux http://www.netfilter.org/ipchains/
IP Filter *nix http://coombs.anu.edu.au/~avalon/
DrawBridge FreeBSD http://drawbridge.tamu.edu/
Falcon Firewall *nix http://falcon.naw.de/
Firestarter Linux http://firestarter.sourceforge.net/
FireWall Tool Kit *nix http://www.fwtk.org/main.html
gShield Linux (Iptables) http://muse.linuxmafia.org/gshield.html
ETC Firewall Linux http://www.atm.cyberec.com/~stingray/index.html
SecurePoint Firewall 1.1 Linux http://www.securepoint.cc/
T.REX Firewall *nix http://www.opensourcefirewall.com/

Excellent links scooby!

Thanks mate!

Yeah, great links scooby, that will keep me busy for a while!

Thanks scoob, been looking for a good list

Scoobyyy..

Fantastic... I really appreciate you, Have a good day man... See you more in future

Manu

Thx. mates will be hanging around.

you can also try using openbsd with ipf.

i heard good response about it.

iptables would be good.......
go to netfilter.org to check it out