The only firewall I have tried on Linux is the one that you can control 
from the Mandrake Control Center. It's not well-developed enough yet so 
I'm looking for something better. I have been using ZoneAlarm on 
Windoze, since it *really* needs a firewall but I'm guessing Linux does 
things a bit differently.

I searched SourceForge but as you might expect I got a lot of hits. One 
thing I think I'm seeing is that you configure iptables. I'm guessing 
that you can do this by hand or via a GUI. I also looked for a HowTo but 
there isn't a firewall or iptables HowTo.

Even though I still use dial-up (hey I don't have a job!) I think it's 
probably a good idea to set up a firewall.

So, can someone recommend a Linux firewall for home/personal use? I 
would also like to know what's happening "under the hood" so if there is 
a good, but not too detailed explanation somewhere, please let me know.
-- 
Eric (Rick) Meyerhoff


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