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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, with no Front-Cover, and with 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>
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  <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="Guides">
    <title>The Guides</title>

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

    <section>
      <title>If you already have a router.</title>

      <para>If you already have a router on your premises and you simply want
      to add a firewall between the router and your local systems then you
      want a <ulink url="bridge.html">bridge configuration</ulink> (<ulink
      url="bridge_fr.html">Version Fran<61>aise</ulink>).</para>
    </section>

    <section>
      <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> (<ulink url="shorewall_setup_guide_fr.htm">Version
      Fran<61>aise</ulink>) is for you.<itemizedlist>
          <listitem>
            <para><ulink url="standalone.htm">Standalone</ulink> Linux System
            (<ulink url="standalone_fr.html">Version Fran<61>aise</ulink>) <ulink
            url="standalone_ru.html">(Russian Version)</ulink> <ulink
            url="standalone_es.html">Version en Espa<70>ol</ulink></para>
          </listitem>

          <listitem>
            <para><ulink url="two-interface.htm">Two-interface</ulink> Linux
            System acting as a firewall/router for a small local network
            (<ulink url="two-interface_fr.html">Version Fran<61>aise</ulink>)
            (<ulink url="two-interface_ru.html">Russian
            Version</ulink>)</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.. (<ulink url="three-interface_fr.html">Version
            Fran<61>aise</ulink>) (<ulink url="three-interface_ru.html">Russian
            Version</ulink>)</para>
          </listitem>
        </itemizedlist></para>
    </section>

    <section>
      <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> (<ulink url="shorewall_setup_guide_fr.htm">Version
      Fran<61>aise</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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