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Contents of README:arno-iptables-firewall is a front-end for iptables. Its configuration script will set up a secure and restrictive firewall by just asking a few questions. This includes configuring internal networks for Internet access via NAT, and potential network services like http or ssh. Moreover, it provides advanced additional features that can be enabled in the well documented configuration file. NOTE - The setup script will NOT run automatically after the package has been installed. In order to run the script, the following command has to be issued: # arno-iptables-firewall-configure In order to start the firewall automatically at boot-time, an "rc.firewall" symlink to the startup script has to be created in /etc/rc.d/ and of course the startup script itself should be executable: # cd /etc/rc.d/ # ln -sv rc.arno-iptables-firewall rc.firewall # chmod +x rc.arno-iptables-firewall In order to disable startup of the firewall at boot time, remove the symlink or the executable bit from the startup script: # rm /etc/rc.d/rc.firewall # chmod -x /etc/rc.d/rc.arno-iptables-firewall The firewall can also be started manually with one of the following commands: # arno-iptables-firewall start # /etc/rc.d/rc.arno-iptables-firewall start Please refer to the man page for more details. IMPORTANT - A few security notes from the upstream author: 1) If possible make sure that the firewall is started before the (ADSL) Internet connection is enabled. For a ppp-interface that doesn't exist yet, you can use the wildcard device called "ppp+" (but you can only use ppp+ if there aren't any other ppp interfaces). 2) Don't change any (security) settings ('EXPERT SETTINGS') if you don't really understand what they mean. Changing them anyway could have a big impact on the security of your machine. 3) A lot of people complain that their server stopped working after installing the firewall. This is the correct behaviour for a firewall: blocking all incoming traffic by default. Configure your OPEN_TCP (e.g.) accordingly. |
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