Jun
10
Using Built-in Policy Importer in Firewall Builder
June 10, 2009 | By: Vadim Kurland | 1 Comment
Posted in How To
This article continues the series of articles on Fireall Builder, a graphical firewall configuration and management tool that supports many Open Source firewall platforms as well as Cisco IOS access lists and Cisco ASA (PIX). Firewall Builder was introduced on this site earlier with article Getting Started With Firewall Builder, More information on Firewall Builder, [...]
Mar
9
Getting Started with Firewall Builder
March 9, 2009 | By: Vadim Kurland | 4 Comments
Posted in Hands On, How To
This guide presents an introduction to Firewall Builder. Firewall Builder (also known as fwbuilder), is a GUI firewall configuration and management tool that supports iptables (netfilter), ipfilter, pf, ipfw, Cisco PIX (FWSM, ASA) and Cisco routers extended access lists. Both professional network administrators and hobbyists managing firewalls with policies more complex that is allowed by [...]
Apr
28
130 Useful Linux Based LiveCD Versions.
April 28, 2008 | By: UbuntuLinuxHelp | 40 Comments
Posted in Applications, Editorials
Recently several people asked me about trying Linux without actually installing it. Obviously the first thing that came to mind is to try versions via LiveCD. For those not familiar, LiveCD means: “A CD-ROM that contains a working copy of an operating system or other application that is run without installing it. Used for demonstration [...]
Mar
18
Ubuntu Based Linux, 32 Flavours and Then Some…
March 18, 2008 | By: UbuntuLinuxHelp | 19 Comments
Posted in Editorials
I had an inspiring thought this morning! (Trust me… this is a rare event! Ha ha ha…) :) It occurred to me how vibrant a number of Ubuntu Linux flavours there must be. I’ve often been asked which is the best one to use, and responded based on my immediate quick thoughts. However, I’ve never [...]
Mar
4
Does Ubuntu Linux Really Need Antivirus Software?
March 4, 2008 | By: UbuntuLinuxHelp | 85 Comments
Posted in Applications, Editorials, How To
One of the people who switched to Ubuntu Linux recently, phoned me asking what kind of antivirus they should have installed. Quite frankly, I’ve never given that a thought. I’ve used Ubuntu for some time and have never had any virus issues, ever. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not suggesting that Linux is impervious to [...]
