FireHOL, an iptables stateful packet filtering firewall for humans!
FireQOS, a TC based bandwidth shaper for humans!

                        http://firehol.org/


Upgrade Notes
=============
From version 2.0.0-pre6, FireHOL adds combined IPv4/IPv6 support within
a single configuration.

If you are upgrading FireHOL from a version earlier than 2.0.0-pre6,
please read the upgrade notes, here:
   http://firehol.org/upgrade/


Installation
============
If you are installing direct from GitHub, please see:
  http://firehol.org/source-install/

If you are installing the package from a tar-files release, FireHOL uses
the GNU Autotools so you can get away with:
  ./configure && make && make install

Take a look at the file INSTALL, also.


Getting Started
===============
Configuration for FireHOL goes in /etc/firehol/firehol.conf
Configuration for FireQOS goes in /etc/firehol/fireqos.conf

In the examples directory, you can find examples for both programs.

To start the programs:
  firehol start
  fireqos start

For more details on the command-line options, see the man-pages:
  man firehol
  man fireqos

Read the tutorials on the website for more information and to learn
how to configure the programs:
  http://firehol.org/tutorial/

For detailed information on the configuration files, read the manual
online, or start with these the man-pages:
  man firehol.conf
  man fireqos.conf

You may want to ensure that FireHOL and FireQOS run at boot-time. If you
installed from an distribution package this will be configured in the
usual way.

For a tar-file installation, the binaries can often be linked directly
into /etc/init.d, since their options are SysVInit compatible. A systemd
service file for FireHOL can be found here:
  https://github.com/ktsaou/firehol/issues/17


Support and documentation
=========================
The main website is here:
   http://firehol.org/

To ask questions please sign up to the list:
   http://lists.firehol.org/mailman/listinfo/firehol-support

Man pages, PDF and HTML documentation are provided as part of the package
and can be found in the tarball or in your distribution's standard locations
(e.g. /usr/share/doc). The latest manual is always available here:
   http://firehol.org/manual/

The list of all services supported by FireHOL "out of the box" and
information on adding new services is here:
   http://firehol.org/services/


License
=======
Copyright (C) 2012,2013 Phil Whineray <phil@sanewall.org>
Copyright (C) 2003-2013 Costa Tsaousis <costa@tsaousis.gr>

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
(at your option) any later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
GNU General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA