On Monday 06 January 2003 04:59 am, you wrote:
Dear my friends...
I can not keep using SuSEfirewall2 anymore. It has too much bugs inside. I want to migrate to shorewall2. But before I change my firewall I have to make sure at first :
- Is it easy to install shorewall2 on SuSE Linux 8.1?
Yes, very easy, just shutdown SuSE firewall. There are rpms available for shorewall.
- Is shorewall included in SuSE 8.1?
No go to www.shorewall.net Be sure to read the quick start guide
- Does shorewall has ip-masquerading? If not how can I activate/start this ip-masquerading?
Yes, and its all explained in the quick start guide
- If I don't want to use any firewall temporarely, Can I activate/start the ip-masquerading on SuSE Linux
Its easiere with shorewall, there is no reason to be without a firewall. The amound of work you have to do to get iptables running for masq is the same as getting it to be a firewall.
- After I install shorewall2, can I configure the shorewall firewall to be started each time the SuSE Linux 8.1 OS starts with YaST2?
It does this automatically when you install the rpm. BEAR IN MIND: That shorewall simply feeds iptables the proper scripts, shorewall does not "run" in the normal sense. Its a tool to control iptables. If you patiently read the quick start guide you should have it up and running in 20 minutes flat, includind the reading time. Very easy to get up and running and very easy to manage with just a text editor. -- _________________________________________________ John Andersen / Juneau Alaska