[wplug] Firewall and Laptop

[Chris Romano]

On Thu, 30 Dec 2004 23:26:37 -0500, Zachary Uram <netrek at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Thu, 30 Dec 2004 08:32:11 -0500, Chris Romano <romano.chris at gmail.com> wrote:
> > On Wed, 29 Dec 2004 17:20:40 -0500, Zachary Uram <netrek at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I've been meaning to setup a firewall and wonder if anyone has setup
> > > an iptables script or can recommend a good program tailored for a
> > > laptop which is not connected 24x7 (dialup) and receives dynamic IP
> > > each session (determined by my ISP's gateway) running over PPP? I have
> > > kernel 2.4.18 and running Debian unstable. Also does anyone know if
> > > there is any info on settup ip Snort + ACID + MySQL + Apache for
> > > Debian and in running Snort for PPP?
> > >
> >
> > So you want to have Snort + ACID + MySQL + Apache on a laptop that is
> > on a modem line?  Just trying to get things straight.
> >
> Hi Chris,
> 
> Yup :) I'm online for a few hours each day with the modem.
> 
> Zach

Well your setup for ACID + MySQL + Apache would be same as any
installation.  You just point to localhost.  I haven't setup Snort in
while but I think that it just picks up anything incoming/outgoing. 
You should be able to use any guide that geared toward debian.

Chris