Date: Wed, 13 Jan 1999 13:19:00 +1100 From: "Leo Kliger" <leo@astea.com.au> To: "Derek Jewett" <djewett@snowcrest.net> Cc: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: firewalls Message-ID: <199901130229.NAA07364@astea.com.au>
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i don't know about prefered....... i just know it works on freeBSD..... the decision to use TIS predates my time here and the implementer used due to cost and other issues related to its effectiveness...... sorry i can not be more profound...... Leo ---------- > From: Derek Jewett <djewett@snowcrest.net> > To: Leo Kliger <leo@astea.com.au>; Schmitt, Clifton O. PV2 <schmittc@emh2.campbell.army.mil> > Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > Subject: Re: firewalls > Date: Wednesday, 13 January 1999 11:42 AM > > Is tis a preferred firewall...? I have been using ipfw, but I find many > people are using different firewall solutions. We had a preference for > firewall-1, but Checkpoint the comapany that writes it doesn't support it > when used on freebsd. > I was hoping to hear what other use for a firewall, and what they based > their decision on.. Thanks > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Leo Kliger <leo@astea.com.au> > To: Schmitt, Clifton O. PV2 <schmittc@emh2.campbell.army.mil> > Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> > Date: Tuesday, January 12, 1999 2:38 PM > Subject: Re: firewalls > > > >we use tis (total information systems) fwtk (fire wall tool kit)..... it > >does a good job for most things you would want to achieve....... i would > >suggest that you join the tis mail group by mailing majordomo@tis.com and > >putting subscribe fwtk-users in the body of your message with no subject > >you also will need to download fwtk from ftp.tis.com but you need reverse > >dns lookup for it to work....... if you don't get that through your router > >then log on using a modem to an isp via an unconnected (to you network) > >machine..... > > > >---------- > >> From: Schmitt, Clifton O. PV2 <schmittc@emh2.campbell.army.mil> > >> To: 'freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG' > >> Subject: firewalls > >> Date: Wednesday, 13 January 1999 9:24 > >> > >> Hello > >> Can anyone help? > >> > >> I am in the army and I am trying to setup a firewall for a 100-user > >network > >> that we run in the field. We run a DNS server, WWW server, and Microsoft > >> Exchange server when we go out. I am wanting to put a FreeBSD box acting > >as > >> a firewall in front of these systems to keep unwanted access to our > >systems. > >> I would like to have 2 network cards in the BSD box. One that is directly > >> connected to our LAN segment and one that is connected directly to our > >> router that connects us to the outside world. Because we do not control > >the > >> router we need to implement a firewall. I have read the chapter in the > >> FreeBSD manual that talks about firewalls but I need more information on > >how > >> to set one up like this. Maybe specific references to this specific type > >of > >> configuration. Any help would be greatly appreciated. > >> Thank you > >> > >> To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > >> with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > >with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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