On Mon, 2007-12-10 at 08:50 -0800, Grant wrote: > > Alright I guess I'll just set up shorewall on the laptop with a config > similar to the router's. Maybe I'll set up shorewall on the other > system in my local network while I'm at it. > > - Grant
shorewall is good - but overkill on a single machine. Have a look at the net-misc/monmotha script. Comprehensive, easy to understand and works well. I am a believer in letting experts do the snarly stuff - and shorewall and monmotha get a lot of feedback so they are well sorted. When you look at the code and why they are doing particular rules, the simple ones like people have suggested only offer basic protection, and possibly poor functionality. BillK -- William Kenworthy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Home in Perth! -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
