T'Review #7 - Linux FireWall'd...

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     FireStarter v1.0.3

Firestarter is an Open Source visual firewall program. The software aims to combine ease of use with powerful features, therefore serving both Linux desktop users and system administrators. We strongly believe that your job is to make the high level security policy decisions and ours is to take care of the underlying details. This is a departure from your typical Linux firewall, which has traditionally required arcane implementation specific knowledge.

** You Can Use FireStarter On Your… **

   ... *desktop* or*laptop*. Our philosophy of simplicity has made Firestarter   the most widely used Linux desktop firewall software available today.

   ... *server*. Firestarter can be installed onto individual servers and managed   graphically over SSH or using the shell.

   ... *gateway* or *dedicated firewall*. Firestarter will set up Internet connection   sharing for you with a minimum of fuss. Want   DHCP for the clients? Sure you *could* configure it yourself, but we know you never get around to doing it, with Firestarter it only takes one   click.  

** Featues: **

• Open Source software, available free of charge

• User friendly, easy to use, graphical interface

• A wizard walks you through setting up your firewall on your first time

• Suitable for use on desktops, servers and gateways

• Real-time firewall event monitor shows intrusion attempts as they happen

• Enables Internet connection sharing, optionally with DHCP service for the clients

• Allows you to define both inbound and outbound access policy

• Open or stealth ports, shaping your firewalling with just a few mouse clicks

• Enable port forwarding for your local network in just seconds

• Option to whitelist or blacklist traffic

• Real time firewall events view

• View active network connections, including any traffic routed through the firewall

• Advanced Linux kernel tuning features provide protection from flooding, broadcasting and spoofing

• Support for tuning ICMP parameters to stop Denial of Service (DoS) attacks

• Support for tuning ToS parameters to improve services for connected client computers

• Ability to hook up user defined scripts or rulesets before or after firewall activation

• Supports Linux Kernels 2.4 and 2.6

• Translations available for many languages (38 languages as of November 2004)

Source: FS-Security

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[XTerminator]

Nice work there…
If i had Linux installed, i definately would have given it a try.