[leaf-user] Which Distro for This Firewall/Router?

2004-03-16 Thread Calvin Webster
I've been looking over the LEAF distros for a candidate to build a set of border firewall/routers. They are to replace existing devices built with PC hardware and commercial DOS-based firewall software. I have several questions. Here are a few to start: 1. Given the details below, which distro wo

Re: [leaf-user] Which Distro for This Firewall/Router?

2004-03-19 Thread Eric Spakman
Calvin, Too give some extra information about Bering-uClibc packages that can be used for the asked functionality. > Here is a summary of the functionality required: > > Firewall: > stateful packet inspection shorwall.lrp > NAT/PAT iptables.lrp/shorwall.lrp > IPSEC Auth > IPS

Re: [leaf-user] Which Distro for This Firewall/Router?

2004-03-22 Thread Calvin Webster
On Fri, 2004-03-19 at 15:01, Eric Spakman wrote: > Calvin, > > Too give some extra information about Bering-uClibc packages that can > be used for the asked functionality. > > > Here is a summary of the functionality required: > > Thank you very much for pointing to the specific modules. That

Re: [leaf-user] Which Distro for This Firewall/Router?

2004-03-22 Thread Eric Spakman
Cal, > > > Port Knocking to trigger remote vpn/ssh access > > ? > > > > I'm referring to the method of accessing closed external ports using a > predefined sequence of connection attempts across one or more ports. As > described in the Jun 2003 SysAdmin article, "The log is monitored for > speci

Re: [leaf-user] Which Distro for This Firewall/Router?

2004-03-22 Thread Erich Titl
Cal At 09:47 22.03.2004 -0500, you wrote: >On Fri, 2004-03-19 at 15:01, Eric Spakman wrote: >> Calvin, >> >> Too give some extra information about Bering-uClibc packages that can >> be used for the asked functionality. >> >> > Here is a summary of the functionality required: >> > > >Thank you

Re: [leaf-user] Which Distro for This Firewall/Router?

2004-03-22 Thread Calvin Webster
On Mon, 2004-03-22 at 10:57, Eric Spakman wrote: > Cal, > > > > > Port Knocking to trigger remote vpn/ssh access > > > ? > > > > > > > I'm referring to the method of accessing closed external ports using a > > predefined sequence of connection attempts across one or more ports. As > > described

RE: [leaf-user] Which Distro for This Firewall/Router?

2004-03-22 Thread Calvin Webster
On Mon, 2004-03-22 at 11:39, michiel wrote: > Dear cal. > > My few cent for this layout. > Hardware: > I had some problems with a incompatble 3com 3C905 carts.(don't now wy) > check them before you start. 3Com NICs have proven pretty reliable for me, but I always take them through the diagnostics

Re: [leaf-user] Which Distro for This Firewall/Router?

2004-03-22 Thread Calvin Webster
On Mon, 2004-03-22 at 11:37, Erich Titl wrote: > >> > Port Knocking to trigger remote vpn/ssh access > >> ? > >> > > > >I'm referring to the method of accessing closed external ports using a > >predefined sequence of connection attempts across one or more ports. As > >described in the Jun 2003 Sys

Re: [leaf-user] Which Distro for This Firewall/Router?

2004-03-22 Thread Eric Spakman
Cal, > > > I'm referring to the method of accessing closed external ports using a > > > predefined sequence of connection attempts across one or more ports. As > > > described in the Jun 2003 SysAdmin article, "The log is monitored for > > > specific port sequences that encode information used to

Re: [leaf-user] Which Distro for This Firewall/Router?

2004-03-22 Thread Calvin Webster
On Mon, 2004-03-22 at 14:33, Eric Spakman wrote: > Cal, > > > > > I'm referring to the method of accessing closed external ports using a > > > > predefined sequence of connection attempts across one or more ports. As > > > > described in the Jun 2003 SysAdmin article, "The log is monitored for > >

Re: [leaf-user] Which Distro for This Firewall/Router?

2004-03-22 Thread Eric Spakman
Cal, > > > I've written Perl scripts to monitor logs in the past. Should just be a > > > matter of triggering the "rule-mod" event on log content, then getting > > > the daemon to re-read the rules. > > > > > We don't have perl packages for Bering-uClibc > > Well, that could be a problem then

RE: [leaf-user] Which Distro for This Firewall/Router?

2004-03-22 Thread Peter Mueller
> I was going to model the entire project on VMware, but I found that > VMware limits number of NICs to 3, too few for most of my routers. I I don't think user-mode-linux has that built-in restriction. http://user-mode-linux.sourceforge.net/ -

RE: [leaf-user] Which Distro for This Firewall/Router?

2004-03-23 Thread Calvin Webster
Hello Michiel, Wow! I guess you were serious about helping. I really appreciate the time and thought you have put into this, Michiel. I'm curious why you have not been cc'ing the LEAF list. This information might be helpful to someone else like me. If you would prefer I leave the list off my repli