Date: Wed, 30 May 2001 11:33:35 +0300 From: Giorgos Keramidas <keramidi@otenet.gr> To: David Banning <david@banning.com> Cc: Lim Seng Chor <Lim.Seng.Chor@sit.edu.my>, questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: telnet security question Message-ID: <20010530113335.D3735@hades.hell.gr> In-Reply-To: <20010527170228.B4092@yahoo.com>; from sky_tracker@yahoo.com on Sun, May 27, 2001 at 05:02:28PM -0500 References: <200105270809.f4R89ZB01609@d.tracker> <3B11271E.13364.8EF1A94@localhost> <20010527170228.B4092@yahoo.com>
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On Sun, May 27, 2001 at 05:02:28PM -0500, David Banning wrote: | I notice you didn't mention a firewall. What would be your reasons | for the points you suggested versus a firewall, which was someone | else's suggestion? Plus, you can always use *both* tcpwrappers and some kind of firewall. I remember a setup we did with a friend of mine a few months ago, which looked more or less like: .. internet => [ router ] => [ freebsd ] with all of the followign enabled: . access lists in [ router ] . ipfw firewall in freebsd . tcpwrappers in freebsd after all, every extra obstacle you can add to the way of those who want to break-in is always that.. an extra obstacle. but lets not be too paranoid, shall we? --giorgos To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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