On Sun, 21 Jan 2001, Mike Noyes wrote:
> Did anyone else notice this thread started by Ray on the linux-router list?
> Is rinted usefull?
>
> >Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2001 13:12:22 -0800
> >From: John Wenger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >To: Linux Router Project <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Subject: [LRP] rinetd - a TCP port redirector: High Performance Holes
> >through Firewalls for Internal Servers
> >
> >Ray's post made me curious, and Google found
> >http://www.suse.de/~grimmer/rinetd/rinetd.html, which states in
> >part:
> >
> >"The Linux kernel offers some very flexible packet filtering
> >features, which enable you to setup highly effective firewalling
> >rules. However, it is sometimes necessary to open a defined hole
> >to the inside of your net, for example if you need to connect to
> >an internal mail- or WWW-Server from outside your firewalling
> >host. This is the part where rinetd kicks in. This program is
> >used to efficiently redirect connections from one IP
> >address/port combination to another. "
> >
> >This will be interesting to learn more about.
>
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Doesn't look so useful to me, but I suppose if you're generating enough
traffic to actually present a CPU load to your router it might come in handy...
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Jack Coates
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