linux equivalent to sygate?

Discussion in 'Software' started by Tonglebeak, Apr 18, 2006.

  1. Tonglebeak

    Tonglebeak Specialist

    One thing I dearly miss is sygate. I've been using gentoo for quite a while without a firewall (except for my router).

    Is there a firewall out there for linux that performs pretty closely to sygate (as in how it handles connections, the prompting, etc)?
     
  2. Shadow_Puter_Dude

    Shadow_Puter_Dude MG Authorized Malware Fighter

    I haven't come across anything for Linux that has an interface like any of the Windows firewalls.

    The firewall I use on my CentOS system is Firestarter
     
  3. COMPUABLE

    COMPUABLE First Sergeant

    >> Is there a firewall out there for linux that performs pretty closely to sygate (as in how it handles connections, the prompting, etc)? << Tonglebeak

    As the previous poster mentioned; Firestarter is a freeware Linux "Firewall Tool" which is very unproblematic to set up and is an easy-to-use tool for Linux. View Screenshots and a Manual is available for download

    It has a 'wizard' that permits users to customize your firewall and the real-time firewall monitor allows you to observe any "intrusion attempts." The graphical interface works under GNOME and KDE, and support for Linux kernels 2.4 and 2.6. For those who do not want to mess around with netfilter/iptables, Firestarter is one way to easily set up your PC system so that it is protected from unwarranted intrusions.

    Good Luck!
     
  4. COMPUABLE

    COMPUABLE First Sergeant

    Additional Notes:
    Oh I also forgot to mention Guarddog which is also a freeware firewall configuration utility for Linux iptables. Guarddog does not require you to understand the ins and outs of IP packets and ports; it will take care of this for you. It also lets you maintain and modify the firewall in place. It uses a "what is not explicitly allowed, is denied" philosophy. The software is released under the GNU GPL.

    It works on the older Linux kernel 2.2 series ipchains firewall subsystem, as well as newer Linux kernel 2.4 netfilter/ iptables firewall subsystem

    Here is the Online Manual for Guarddog 2.4. and Screenshots

    Good Luck!
     

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