An Introduction to Easy iptables Management with Shorewall

Roberto Sánchez

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An Introduction to Easy iptables Management with Shorewall

Shorewall is a gateway/firewall configuration tool for GNU/Linux. This talk will cover the basics of getting and installing Shorewall along with some of the more straightforward and common configurations (e.g., using Shorewall on a gateway system to provide firewalling services between your LAN and the Internet). The emphasis is on the easy nature of Shorewall configuration and how Shorewall assists the administrator. A very brief overview will also be provided of some Shorewall's more advanced features.
More Information:

Shorewall
Netfilter (iptables)
Linux Advanced Routing and Traffic Control Howto

About Roberto Sánchez:

Roberto became a Debian user in 2002 while taking a graduate-level software engineering class; eventually becoming a Debian Developer in 2007. In 2006 he started Connexer, Ltd., a one-man show providing IT consulting services specializing in open source. Since then he has continued as an active contributor to Debian in various capacities (and currently maintains 51 packages in Debian) and provides consulting services to clients in a wide variety of market sectors.