fwbuilder help?

[bluesky]

I heard good things about fwbuilder so I tried it. but I was stuck. I read the "getting started" , "FAQs" and the fwbuilder tutorials". The latter is the most complete but the examples are on bsd which is a shame.

I am still trying... but a qucik question in the mean time. Is fwbuilder easy to use and is ther e any tutorial that is easier (than the above) to read about fwbuilder?
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bluesky

"free as the wind"

[steveb]

do you have problems using the fwbuilder application or problems creating a rule set with fwbuilder?

if you have problems with the creating, then i suggest you read more about linux firewalls in general and about the tcp/ip protocoll (a nice gui does not solve your problems if you don't understand the fundamental basis of filtering and of network technology).


cheers

SteveB

[bluesky]

I have problem with running fwbuilder.

I am running a firewall box with crux.
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bluesky

"free as the wind"

[steveb]

okay... so what kind of problems do you have with runing it?

can you start it?
can you save/load your rule set?
etc...


where is the problem?


cheers

SteveB

[bluesky]

I have dsl direct(no router, no protocol) with dynamci ip and this gentoo copy is connected directly to dsl w/o firewall. In the host object, I am not sure what to enter as the host name for the eth0 interface( internet side ) since it is dynamic?
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bluesky

"free as the wind"

[steveb]

enter the host name of your gentoo box.

cheers

SteveB

[bluesky]

OK. I am thinking that since the hostname doesn't resolve into the dynamic ip and the name of the second interface looked like eth1; so I probably shoudl enter eth0 for that? Correct or not?
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bluesky

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[steveb]

hmmm... if you want that your hostname gets resolved to the dynamic ip from the eth0 interface (wich gets the ip from dhcpcd), then you probably need to create a script in /etc/dhcpcd/ with the name dhcpcd-eth0.exe and then change your /etc/hostname and /etc/hosts file to reflect the dynamic ip to hostname binding.

you can find alot of info on dhcpcd and how to do that.


cheers

SteveB

[bluesky]

>hmmm... if you want that your hostname gets resolved to the dynamic ip from the eth0 interface

Don't get me wrong. It isn't that I want it or not. Let me explain clearly:

1. eth0 is the internet interface(dsl) which has dynamci ip , correct?

2. Now, fwbuilder as to enter the name of the interface which SHOULD resolve into its (dynamci ip), also correct?

Anyway, I passed that point and was using Druid to create the firewall script BUT the script table turned out to be filled with BSD rules( with ANY, DENY, ACCEPT ) ALTHOUGH I AM SURE THAT I SELECT IPTABLES AND LINUX 2.4?

Doesn't look like I am going anywhere.
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bluesky

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