[slightly OT]: GUI firewall applications in Linux

From: H.S. (hs.samix_at_gmail.com)
Date: 11/28/05

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Date:  Mon, 28 Nov 2005 13:02:27 -0500

    Hi,

    I have managed to convince a friend of mine to try out a Linux based
    machine as a router in the company that he works in. At present, all
    their computers (around 15 or so) run Windows. They have a router (I
    think a consumer grade one) through which they connect their lan
    computers to the internet in some way.

    For quite a while he had been complaining about viruses and spyware in
    this computers. So I suggested he install Firefox and Thunderbird and
    train users not to use IE or Outlook, run spyware and antivirus and
    educate users NOT to click on any random links. So far so good. But he
    still has problems about controlling his network traffic and internet
    security. So now I have convinced him to install Debian (or some other
    flavor of Linux) on a machine and make it a jpowerful and fully
    configurable router.

    That is the story. Now, I personally have a firewall script (iptables)
    set up on my computer. But my friend is not Linux literate at all is not
    going to be confortable with bash scripting and vi editor and iptables
    in the first go. Is there a GUI firewall application for Linux that can
    be installed on router computers to deal with with various applications:
    web browsing, email, databases: oracle & siebel, or other Windows stuff?

    I am also thinking about suggesting he use spam assassin to block spam
    coming in or going out. But I haven't touched this subject yet.

    My eventual aim is to make him install Ubuntu on a computer or two and
    let him see how well that performs (though he has some applications in
    his company that run on Windows only - need IE).

    ->HS 

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