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    <title>Shorewall QuickStart Guides (HOWTOs)</title>

    <authorgroup>
      <author>
        <firstname>Tom</firstname>

        <surname>Eastep</surname>
      </author>
    </authorgroup>

    <pubdate><?dbtimestamp format="Y/m/d"?></pubdate>

    <copyright>
      <year>2001-2005</year>

      <holder>Thomas M. Eastep</holder>
    </copyright>

    <legalnotice>
      <para>Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this
      document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version
      1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with
      no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover
      Texts. A copy of the license is included in the section entitled
      <quote><ulink url="GnuCopyright.htm">GNU Free Documentation
      License</ulink></quote>.</para>
    </legalnotice>
  </articleinfo>

  <caution>
    <para><emphasis role="bold">Do not attempt to install Shorewall on a
    remote system. You are virtually assured to lock yourself out of that
    system.</emphasis></para>
  </caution>

  <para>With thanks to Richard who reminded me once again that we must all
  first walk before we can run.</para>

  <para>The French Translations of the single-IP guides are courtesy of
  Patrice Vetsel. Updated for Shorewall 2.0 by Fabien Demassieux and for 3.0
  by Guy Marcenac.</para>

  <para>The Russian Translations are courtesy of Alex at tut.by.</para>

  <section id="Before">
    <title>Before You Start</title>

    <para>Please read the short article <ulink
    url="Introduction.html">Introduction to Shorewall</ulink> to familiarize
    yourself with basic Shorewall concepts.</para>
  </section>

  <section id="Guides">
    <title>The Guides</title>

    <para>These guides provide step-by-step instructions for configuring
    Shorewall in common firewall setups.</para>

    <section id="Single">
      <title>If you want the firewall system to handle a <emphasis
      role="bold">single public IP address</emphasis></title>

      <para>These guides are designed to get your first firewall up and
      running quickly in the three most common Shorewall configurations. If
      you want to learn more about Shorewall than is explained in these simple
      guides then the <ulink url="shorewall_setup_guide.htm">Shorewall Setup
      Guide</ulink> is for you.<itemizedlist>
          <listitem>
            <para><ulink url="standalone.htm">Standalone</ulink> Linux
            System</para>
          </listitem>

          <listitem>
            <para><ulink url="two-interface.htm">Two-interface</ulink> Linux
            System acting as a firewall/router for a small local
            network</para>
          </listitem>

          <listitem>
            <para><ulink url="three-interface.htm">Three-interface</ulink>
            Linux System acting as a firewall/router for a small local network
            and a DMZ</para>
          </listitem>
        </itemizedlist></para>
    </section>

    <section id="Multi">
      <title>If you want the firewall system to handle more than one public IP
      address</title>

      <para>The <ulink url="shorewall_setup_guide.htm">Shorewall Setup
      Guide</ulink> outlines the steps necessary to set up a firewall where
      there are multiple public IP addresses involved or if you want to learn
      more about Shorewall than is explained in the single-address guides
      above.</para>
    </section>
  </section>
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