From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([208.92.234.80] helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1QDMwh-0002E9-NW for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Fri, 22 Apr 2011 20:27:19 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 5767E1C01A; Fri, 22 Apr 2011 20:25:51 +0000 (UTC) Received: from smtp.gentoo.org (smtp.gentoo.org [140.211.166.183]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 12E631C01A for ; Fri, 22 Apr 2011 20:25:50 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by smtp.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 853441B400D for ; Fri, 22 Apr 2011 20:25:50 +0000 (UTC) X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new using ClamAV at gentoo.org X-Spam-Score: -3.288 X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-3.288 required=5.5 tests=[AWL=-0.689, BAYES_00=-2.599] Received: from smtp.gentoo.org ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (smtp.gentoo.org [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id l4c9CPwFEr3p for ; Fri, 22 Apr 2011 20:25:44 +0000 (UTC) Received: from lo.gmane.org (lo.gmane.org [80.91.229.12]) by smtp.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4181B1B407B for ; Fri, 22 Apr 2011 20:25:41 +0000 (UTC) Received: from list by lo.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1QDMv6-0007nF-7g for gentoo-user@gentoo.org; Fri, 22 Apr 2011 22:25:40 +0200 Received: from c-98-215-231-30.hsd1.in.comcast.net ([98.215.231.30]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Fri, 22 Apr 2011 22:25:40 +0200 Received: from reader by c-98-215-231-30.hsd1.in.comcast.net with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Fri, 22 Apr 2011 22:25:40 +0200 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org From: Harry Putnam Subject: [gentoo-user] Re: [OT router advice] a router capable of detailed logs Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2011 15:25:27 -0500 Organization: Still searching... Message-ID: <87y632c9u0.fsf@newsguy.com> References: <878vv69asl.fsf@newsguy.com> <8739lceqmm.fsf@newsguy.com> <87fwpcd8ol.fsf@newsguy.com> <20110421122229.GA9766@ns1.bonedaddy.net> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: c-98-215-231-30.hsd1.in.comcast.net User-Agent: Gnus/5.110016 (No Gnus v0.16) Emacs/24.0.50 (gnu/linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:o06gS7MLvcr1LK/+tRASQMrnluE= X-Archives-Salt: X-Archives-Hash: 736312e3f56b285fbbab7b7d2b793389 Todd Goodman writes: > There is a basic firewall in place with OpenWRT (enabled by default.) > > There is a a web GUI for OpenWRT (as well as with DD-WRT.) > > The web GUI supports the usual config pages as with other similar home > routers. > > There's a status page showing the iptables chains with the packet > counts for each rule (the most complicated page to view I'd say.) > > There's config pages for overall firewall config with default policies > and other things such as zone config. There's a "traffic control" page > which lets you define your filter rules and a "Traffic Redirection" page > which allows you to set up your port forwarding (DNAT.) > > It's quite easy to configure and doesn't require iptables knowledge. > > Though I like very much that the option is there if I want to take > advantage of it. [...] I want to thank you for providing such detailed information. It is a very helpful reply... thanks