Re: [cobalt-users] Firewall

[jens@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Jens Kristian Søgaard)]

Kyle Smith <kyle.s@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> I heard someone mention a freeware firewall before. Does anyone know of one
> that will work on a RAQ3?

Using ipfwadm/ip-chains should do as a simple firewall. It can be
downloaded from the Cobalt experimental ftp-server (AFAIR).

> Also, is it possible to have the firewall keep track of bandwidth used by
> each IP address?

You can add accounting rules to the kernel with ipfwadm/ip-chains. You
can also use a system like IPAC (find it at Freshmeat), that has some
accounting possibilities (telnet usage).

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