preferly, it should be easy to use. the reason i ask for a software firewall is i have no router/nat. btw im using xubuntu.
Try Guarddog ... it's what I prefer. I know others prefer Firestarter which is available through the repositories (although I'm pretty sure Guarddog is also available through the debian repos)... but firestarter isn't compatible with moblock (aka peerguardian --- but moblock is under current development whereas peerguardian is not for Linux. ) -- there is a viable work around I seem to remember reading on the ubuntu forums, but I haven't had the need to try to apply it as I prefer Guarddog. I believe this is the thread which references the issue between Firestarter and moblock --- http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=192559&highlight=moblock HTH; Steve
will it still work even i dont have KDE? i installed it via synaptic, so now how do i start/configure it?
Hello, How complex do you want your firewall to be? Do you mind the command line? Do you want a simple solution or something wicked? Would you like to build your own router? All you need is an old P2 with a CD-ROM. And SmoothWall firewall. As to the simplest dirtiest solution, it's a quick iptables script. BTW, you don't need a firewall if you run xubuntu at its default setting. If you have no server-privilege software like apache, samba or such, you don't need a firewall. Ubuntu has no services that listen to the net. Mrk
