Tiny Core Linux

Tiny Core Extensions => TCE Q&A Forum => Topic started by: bigpcman on August 22, 2011, 07:57:14 PM

Title: what happened to firewall?
Post by: bigpcman on August 22, 2011, 07:57:14 PM

What happened to "firewall-2.6.29.1-tinycore.tcz" ?

Title: Re: what happened to firewall?
Post by: Rich on August 22, 2011, 08:22:37 PM

Hi bigpcman
It's still listed in the 2.x repository.    http://distro.ibiblio.org/tinycorelinux/tcz_2x.html

Title: Re: what happened to firewall?
Post by: curaga on August 23, 2011, 03:48:00 AM

The firewall extension for 3.x is called netfilter-.

Title: Re: what happened to firewall?
Post by: Pats on August 29, 2011, 02:16:51 PM

is there much diff btwn 2.x and 3.x firewall ?
I am still using 2.x fw and am happy using it ! :)

~Pats

Title: Re: what happened to firewall?
Post by: curaga on August 30, 2011, 08:34:27 AM

3.x supports more filtering options.

Title: Re: what happened to firewall?
Post by: Pats on September 06, 2011, 02:31:03 PM

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3.x supports more filtering options.
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Are they much important for a common user like me ?
Actually you had so buetifully explained all the minute details of firewall setup in one of my security thread - ''how much tinycore is secured..'' or something like that long ago.. I  am still using the same setup for my most of the online security needs...thanks to you and all other who guided me in that discusion.
by the way I heard that now a days real threats are more hidden in newly updated / developed packages rathar than firewall.. do`nt know much...

~ Pats

Title: Re: what happened to firewall?
Post by: curaga on September 07, 2011, 11:05:00 AM

No, the changes shouldn't be important to common use.

Title: Re: what happened to firewall?
Post by: cURIOUSgEORGE on November 16, 2011, 07:32:22 AM

Well I'm embarrassed to ask but better be safe then sorry , I downloaded iptables from the appbrowser and I have it set in onboot.lst but does netfilter have to be in onboot.lst  in order for the firewall to work ?

Also how do I check if the firewall is working ?

Title: Re: what happened to firewall?
Post by: bmarkus on November 16, 2011, 07:44:05 AM

netfilter is a dependency of iptables. Do nothing, TC will take care.

Title: Re: what happened to firewall?
Post by: cURIOUSgEORGE on November 16, 2011, 08:57:18 AM

Well tank ya bmarkus  8)

Title: Re: what happened to firewall?
Post by: Rich on November 16, 2011, 08:59:08 AM

Hi cURIOUSgEORGE

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Also how do I check if the firewall is working ?

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