Re: *nix firewall setup

From: Devdas Bhagat (dvb@users.sourceforge.net)
Date: 11/27/02

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From: Devdas Bhagat <dvb@users.sourceforge.net>
To: jh <hastain@sbcglobal.net>, security-basics@securityfocus.com

    On 27/11/02 11:55 +0530, Devdas Bhagat wrote:
    > On 26/11/02 09:20 -0800, jh wrote:
    > > Having never set one up before and only having a little knowledge of linux
    > > where can I go to get a basic tutorial that just covers firewalls and linux.
    > http://www.linuxguruz.org/iptables/howto/iptables-HOWTO.html
    > http://www.google.com/search?q=iptables+howto
    > Search on freshmeat.net for firewall building tools.
    Replying to my own post
    Again, I hope that you know *how* to build a firewall and are familiar
    with the principles, but not the specific tool.
    Otherwise hire someone else to do this for you.

    Devdas Bhagat

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