Most of the applications on freshmeat simply modify the ipchains rules in
Linux. Keep in mind that there is no "universal" thing that will setup
the right firewall rules for you. You will need to look at what you feel
people need to access and write your rules accordingly.
A good book for Linux security is:
Linux System Security by Scott Mann and Ellen L. Mitchell
ISBN 0-13-015807-0
A sample script for a stand-alone host can be found at:
http://www.powertrip.net/aaron/firewall.txt
(the idea is for the script to be customized and run from /etc/rc.d/rcX.d)
- Aaron Schultz
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On Fri, 25 Aug 2000, Matthew Shine wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Don't mean to waste anyone's time, I know most who are on this list
> have better things to do than answer this e-... but I have a
> non-technical question concerning firewall utilities.
>
> There are a variety of firewall applications available, and most of
> them are very extensive, however I am a little curious... I plan on
> implementing a firewall/packet filter for our network. We currently have
> an F5, which we use for load distribution, which I know there are a lot
> of different "things" you can do with it. However, I would like to run
> RedHat 6.2 with a firewall util... that I can configure.
>
> We will harden the RedHat box, because we all know that a fresh copy of
> RH6.2 is pretty vulnerable... but then again so is a lot of
> OS's/Distributions.
>
> I just have one question...
>
> "What is the most thorough Firewall/Packet Filter application that can
> be highly customized for RH6.x?"
>
> I have gone to freshmeat.net and taken a look at the list that they
> offer, but it is not really a help... it just makes the decision that
> much harder.
>
> Thanks for the input in advance...
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Matt Shine
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> American Data Technology, Inc.
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