Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (3442 mails)

[David <dg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks Togan

On Tue, 4 Dec 2001 16:59:38 +0200, Togan Muftuoglu wrote:
>
>Upgrading the kernel should be on your TODO get the 2.4.7 kernel rpm from the
>suseftp mirrors ( no need to be on the leading edge)
>
Do I really need to do that? What is the advantage over 2.4.4?
I thought iptables was in 2.4.4


>
>If running KDE or whatever open "xterm" or from the SuSE menu of KDE choose
>root terminal (could be a different name but it does have "root")
>
>change to the directory where you unistalled the SuSEFirewall2
>
># ./INSTALL
>

I assume that you mean to include # in the command. Anyway with that nothing
appears to happen. There is no output - it just returns to the command prompt
after a second. Incidentally iptables are installed.
>should do all the things.
>
>still as root edit /etc/rc.config.d/firewall2.rc.config it is heavily
>commented if in doubt have a look at
That file does not exist

>/usr/share/doc/packages/SuSEFirewall/EXAMPLES and firewall2.rc.config.example
>
There is nothing in that directory

>>
>>Can someone put me on the right road please (basic instructions appreciated)
>Make sure you have the START_FW=yes in /etc/rc.config
Because of the above, I assume, the above command is not recognised

>
>once all done issue rcSuSEfirewall2 test
>
Likewise with this

>warning this will not protect you but show you what is allowed and what not.
>Also you may try the debug which will print the iptables rules
>
>ps. Let me get my own copy from the Mailinglist (no CC no To: pls)

It seems that the firewall is not installing, which is what I suspected. No
errors are being produced on install, so I am not sure what I should do next.



Regards,

David