From owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Feb 16 20:50:04 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 521B716A4CE for ; Wed, 16 Feb 2005 20:50:04 +0000 (GMT) Received: from gate.fan.priv.at (fan.priv.at [213.129.233.100]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5CB8243D1F for ; Wed, 16 Feb 2005 20:50:03 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from alex@gate.fan.priv.at) Received: from gate.fan.priv.at (alex@localhost.fan.priv.at [127.0.0.1]) by gate.fan.priv.at (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id j1GKnmGQ010422 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Wed, 16 Feb 2005 21:49:48 +0100 (CET) Received: (from alex@localhost) by gate.fan.priv.at (8.13.1/8.13.0/Submit) id j1GKnjJV009654; Wed, 16 Feb 2005 21:49:45 +0100 (CET) Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2005 21:49:45 +0100 From: "Alex D'Elia" To: SigmaX Message-ID: <20050216204945.GP12077@fan.priv.at> References: <4214CA3A.5040200@cwazy.co.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <4214CA3A.5040200@cwazy.co.uk> X-Operating-System: OpenBSD 3.6 User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.6i X-SMTP-Vilter-Version: 1.1.8 X-SMTP-Vilter-Virus-Backend: clamd X-SMTP-Vilter-Status: clean X-SMTP-Vilter-clamd-Virus-Status: clean X-SMTP-Vilter-Spam-Backend: spamd X-Spam-Score: -5.8 X-Spam-Threshold: 4.0 X-Spam-Probability: -1.4 cc: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Firewalls and Webmin X-BeenThere: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Gathering place for new users List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2005 20:50:04 -0000 Hi SigmaX, * SigmaX [050217 17:45]: > Heya; > I have FreeBSD 5.3 and need to set up the firewall. I've never done > anything with Firewall on a *NIX system without the help of Webmin, and > I'm new to BSD in general. Webmin gives me an error when trying to use > the BSD Firewall module. > > I tried doing "ipfw sh" to see what was up, and I get "ipfw: > getsockopt(IP_FW_GET): Protocol not available" > > I found a post from a while back that said I need to recompile my > kernel. I can't imagine that that's the case for a firewall in > general. I need a firewall... if I can't use Webmin (read: ipfw) I'm > gonna need a REALLY good howto :-P. Any help? > first of all I say ( as someone else will do ) that you should post technical questions to freebsd-questions because this is a list of discussion about FreeBSD and not about technical problems. But I can tell you that if you follow the instructions of the handbook, you will for sure have enough informations to get you going. The handbook its a really good documentation, not only for FreeBSD but for a lot more ;^) And Yes, you need to recompile the kernel if you want to use your system for a firewalling purpose. But that's not an hack ..... its preety easy. I personally find it easyer than in linux ( with all respects ), I already used ipfw in FreeBSD-4.X and ipf and pf with OpenBSD. Now that the new STABLE BRANCH 5.3 its including the pf firewall from OpenBSD, I use that, 'cause I find it really powerfull and yet nice to configure. just take a look at the handbook, and you'll find a lot of answers to your questions. You find the documentation also on your system: /usr/share/doc/en/books for english language documentation :) Have fun with FreeBSD. Its Free, Powerfull and has a DAEMON in it. alex -- ** acme aka Alex D'Elia ** http://root.acme.com ** priv:: alex@fan.priv.at