Fwd: Re: firewall using iptables

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Subject: Re: [gentoo-newbies] firewall using iptables
Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2002 19:26:36 -0400
From: Guy <[email protected]>
To: Per-Erik Westerberg <[email protected]>

On Monday 14 October 2002 03:35 pm, Per-Erik Westerberg wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I am trying to figure out how to setup a firewall using
> iptables and have not yet benn able to figure it out. I wan't
> to be able to play Quake 3, RTCW etc. and I wan't my machine to
> be as secure as possible. What are you guys and girls using?
> Any examples? My machine has one network interface connected to
> a cable modem, obtaining the IP address using DHCP when it
> boots.

Read this link here.
 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,4703659 It shows how to
 initialize iptables in Gentoo. The included iptables script
 should be adequate for what you want to do. Just make the
 changes as indicated.

In addition to these instructions, you also have to setup your
 kernel options for iptables. You can view this link for how I
 set up mine.
 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,4698424~root=unixdsl~mode
=flat

And of course, you need to emerge iptables. :)

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