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arno-iptables-firewall is a front-end for iptables. Its configuration
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script will set up a secure and restrictive firewall by just asking a
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few questions. This includes configuring internal networks for Internet
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access via NAT and potential network services like http or ssh. Moreover,
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it provides many advanced additional features that can be enabled in the
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well documented configuration file.
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PLEASE NOTE - The setup script is NOT going to be run automatically
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after your package is installed. In order to do that you'll have to
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issue the following command:
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# arno-iptables-firewall-configure
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To enable firewall startup at boot-time you'll need to create a symlink
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as follows (remove the link to disable automatic firewall startup, or
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"chmod -x" the startup script for the same result):
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# ln -sv /etc/rc.d/rc.arno-iptables-firewall /etc/rc.d/rc.firewall
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# chmod +x /etc/rc.d/rc.arno-iptables-firewall
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When everything is ready you can start the firewall manually with one
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of the following commands:
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# /etc/rc.d/rc.arno-iptables-firewall start
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# arno-iptables-firewall start
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IMPORTANT - A few security notes from the upstream author:
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1) If possible, make sure that the firewall is started before the (ADSL)
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Internet connection is enabled. For a ppp-interface that doesn't exist
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yet you can use the wildcard device called "ppp+" (but you can only use
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ppp+ if there aren't any other ppp interfaces).
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2) Don't change any (security) settings ('EXPERT SETTINGS') if you don't
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really understand what they mean. Changing them anyway could have a big
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impact on the security of your machine.
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3) A lot of people complain that their server stopped working after
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installing the firewall. This is the CORRECT behaviour for a firewall:
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blocking ALL incoming traffic by default. Configure your e.g. OPEN_TCP
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accordingly.
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