Agreed again, I'm no geek, though I need to know what happens "behind the scenes" of a computer & Linux forces you to learn that. Even the Linux geeks in my working environment, my mentors & teachers, state how complicated playing with IPTables is. IP tables for dummies is just my level. I need a firewall sure 'nuff but it shouldn't take a month of sundays to build one. Regards Michael Sim SLI - MIS Central Team Phone: (32 0) 16 800 369 Fax: (32 0) 16 800 398 The information contained in this email is private and is solely for the use of the intended recipient(s). If you are not the intended recipient you have no entitlement to use the contents of this email. Views expressed in this email do not necessarily reflect SLi policies, does not guarantee that any attachments are free from viruses or other defects and accepts no liability for any losses resulting from infected email transmissions. Further information on SLi, services and products can be found at www.sylvania-lighting.com -----"Mike Tierney" <miket@marketview.co.nz> wrote: ----- To: "'Roland Kuhn'" <rkuhn@e18.physik.tu-muenchen.de>, "'Michael Sim'" <michael.sim@sylvania-lighting.com> From: "Mike Tierney" <miket@marketview.co.nz> Date: 22/10/2004 3:05 cc: <suse-security@suse.com> Subject: RE: [suse-security] IPTables Firewall script Generator Hi Roland There's nothing wrong with manually making iptables scripts. I'm just a big fan of pretty graphical interfaces! :) I'd hate to have to build big complicated rulesets for firewalls with 4 or 5 interfaces by hand, but some people are happy doing that and may even enjoy it! Cheers -----Original Message----- From: Roland Kuhn [mailto:rkuhn@e18.physik.tu-muenchen.de] Sent: Thursday, 21 October 2004 10:24 p.m. To: Michael Sim Cc: Mike Tierney; suse-security@suse.com Subject: Re: [suse-security] IPTables Firewall script Generator Hi Michael! On Oct 21, 2004, at 9:54 AM, Michael Sim wrote:

Agreed Fwbuilder eases the pain of working with iptables

There seems to be some consensus about this here, which I would like to understand. I'm quite happy dealing with iptables like it is, and I wouldn't want to be unable to read the actual configuration in any case. So what's the point in learning yet another tool? Ciao, Roland -- TU Muenchen, Physik-Department E18, James-Franck-Str. 85747 Garching Telefon 089/289-12592; Telefax 089/289-12570 -- A mouse is a device used to point at the xterm you want to type in. Kim Alm on a.s.r. -- Check the headers for your unsubscription address For additional commands, e-mail: suse-security-help@suse.com Security-related bug reports go to security@suse.de, not here