Date: Sun, 5 Jul 1998 21:42:33 -0700 (PDT) From: Julian Elischer <julian@whistle.com> To: junkmale@xtra.co.nz Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: using IPFW as a firewall Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.95.980705214223.11619F-100000@current1.whistle.com> In-Reply-To: <199807060226.OAA25536@cyclops.xtra.co.nz>
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see /etc/rc.firewall. On Mon, 6 Jul 1998, Dan Langille wrote: > I've started playing around with IPFW in order to boost up the protection > around my home network. I've seen some recommendations as to what to > filter out, but I haven't seen many explicit examples of what rules will > make up a nice simple firewall. > > My home net consists of the freebd box and two NT boxes. The freebsd box > is acting as a firewall. My goal is allow my NT boxes unhindered access > to the home net and to the Internet but prevent everything else from > coming in. What I don't know is what to block. And how to do it. I've > been through the examples found on the freebsd website and through stuff > I've found with search engines. Mostly, I wind up blocking something I > shouldn't and things stop working. I've started looking at /etc/services > for an indication of what's necessary for my goals. I'd like some > guidance. > > > -- > Dan Langille > DVL Software Limited > http://www.dvl-software.com : for race timing solutions > > 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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