Firewall Builder Release Notes
Version 2.1.18
Released 04/06/2008
GUI and compilers v2.1.18 require API library libfwbuilder version 2.1.18
Summary
This version includes compilers for Cisco PIX and IOS access lists
which were released under GPL.
For those who wish to build from source, instructions are outlined
in the document "Install and Build instructions" on our web site here
The GUI code is in the freeze for QT4 conversion. I will fix bugs in
policy compilers but will try to avoid changes in the GUI. New GUI
based on QT4 will be released next spring when KDE4 is included in all
major Linux distributions and FreeBSD. There will be bugfix releases
for v2.1 if necessary.
Improvements and changes in the packaging
- Now all policy compilers come as part of the "fwbuilder"
RPM. This inludes compilers fwb_ipt, fwb_ipf, fwb_ipfw, fwb_pf,
fwb_iosacl and fwb_pix. Instead of 6 RPMs (libfwbuilder, fwbuilder
and 4 RPMs for individual compilers) I now build only two:
libfwbuilder and fwbuilder. For example, for Fedora C8 only these
two RPMs will be built form now on: libfwbuilder-2.1.18.fc8.i386.rpm
and fwbuilder-2.1.18.fc8.i386.rpm
Improvements and bug fixes in the GUI
- fixed bug #1908351: "rcs does not save log message and file
remains locked"
Improvements and bug fixes in the policy compiler for PF
- fixed bug #1899914: "Script to apply the new rules." It is
enough to execute "pfctl -f file.conf" to load PF
policy. There is no need to purge filter and nat rules first,
then reload it.
Improvements and bug fixes in the libfwbuilder API library and all policy compilers
- fixed bug #1905718: "Group of DNS Name objects considered
empty"