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Date:      Mon, 6 Apr 1998 12:19:46 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
To:        D MacDonald <banian@auracom.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: security
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.96.980406121734.18838G-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu>
In-Reply-To: <3526B1E6.5360F7B6@auracom.com>

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On Sat, 4 Apr 1998, D MacDonald wrote:

> Im new to unix/freebsd and i need to set up some firewall or proxy
> server on our network.
> we have an isdn line for our connection to the provider.... right now
> the setup looks like this
> 
> isdn -> router-->hub-->intranet    and on our intranet we have a bsdi
> netsetver set up..
> 
> what should i set up to keep the internet from seeing our internet a
> proxy or a firewall ?? Keeping in mind that i'm new to unix and would
> like something easy to configure:) and as well where should the proxy or
> firewall be placed? right after the router before the first hub using 2
> network cards?

You might check if your router can do this already.

You want to put the machine in where all traffic will go through, which in
this case would be between the router & hub.  Install ipfw and check out
the Handbook for setup instructions.

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major



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