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XFwall 1.4-43 binary package for Backtrack 5 (Debian 6) Linux.

XFwall firewall software now runs on Ubuntu 10.04 and has undergone source code update.

XFwall 1.4-41 has undergone many improvements: underlying Linux distro detection, improved iptables rules creation, many bug fixes, build system was greatly enhanced, internationalization, open source logo screen, SVN repository, embedded sample configurations, etc.

XFwall has been improved in many aspects: build system, multi distro support, internationalization, open source logo screen, SVN version, etc.

Now, the latest version of XFwall can be obtained from the SourceForge SVN repository, too.

This is being started with the XFwall version 1.4-36st (beta) and some new features are:

• Linux distro detection

• The same binaries will run on many Linux distros.

• Compilation was tested with Debian 3.1, CentOS 4.2, Slackware 10.2, and Conectiva 10.

• Internationalization support was added and the software now can recognize english and brazilian portuguese languages.... read more

Besides the English and French version, XFwall Manual has the Spanish version, as well.

Now, XFwall has the French version of its manual.

Two formats are available for download:

Portable Document Format (.pdf):
http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/xfwall/Manuel_de_XFwall_French-0.9-20st.pdf?download

OpenOffice Writer 2.0 (.odt):
http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/xfwall/Manuel_de_XFwall_French-0.9-20st.odt?download

XFwall binary package (.deb) as well as source code (.tar.gz) for Debian 3.1 (Sarge) were finally released.

Now, Debian community can also enjoy XFwall - Firewall Software for Linux.

X11/KDE (800x600) must be running to better profit from this software.

The XFwall manual (partial) is now released for download. Please, be aware that this is a work in progress.

Two formats are available for download:

Portable Document Format (.pdf):
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=115126&package_id=156464

OpenOffice Writer 2.0 Beta (.odt):
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=115126&package_id=156465

XFwall 1.3-15st now has a new feature: A Command Status Monitor Window.

It optionally shows up whenever you Run, Rebuild or Stop the firewall showing what is going on behind the scenes for debugging purposes.

The ideia is to have a way to know what is happening in the background when XFwall issues a command line to the bash prompt.

XFwall now runs on Fedora Core 2 and RedHat 9.0 and it was updated for QT Library 3.1/3.2 and shapecfg-2.2.12-13 (cbq.init v0.7.1).

Now, its source code has an enhanced build system and the binary rpm package is 75% smaller!

http://sourceforge.net/projects/xfwall

After some years of improvements, XFwall is finally released under GNU/GPL.

The software is a mature professional IPtables firewall solution for gateway machines running Linux. It is better suited for KDE enviroment.

A very basic tutorial (for dial connection) can be found at http://www.starlinux.com.br/tutorial_01_english/

Main features include:

• WYSIWYG approach
• IP/Port redirection
• Bandwidth Control
• Customizable rules modules
• Blacklist
• Optional profile based firewall configuration
• Full configuration backup control
• MySQL firewall logging facility