Re: [cobalt-users] IP Firewall on qube2 - Has ANYONE gotten it to

[Jeff Davis <jdavis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I spoke with Cobalt support this morning, and there is apparently a 
problem with the wizard, which they are working on.

I'm not opposed to using ipfwadm directly, but since such things are 
not supported, I'm a little reluctant to do so.  I hope they also 
update the kernel soon to be able to use ipchains instead.

> I have also experienced frustration in understanding the wizard. I 
> wonder if its just easier to directly use ipfwadm. At any rate it 
> would be very nice if Cobalt could provide a little more explanation 
> as to how the wizard works and provide examples or default 
> configurations. Otherwise you will just have to figure it out 
> on your own. The best way to do this is after you enter and 
> enable the wizard's rules use ipfwadm to see what actually gets 
> generated. For example, ipfwadm -F -l will show all the forward 
> rules. You can also find a few firewall documents on the internet 
> that are quite helpful.



Jefferson K. Davis
Technology & IS Manager
Standard School District
661-392-2110