Linux Firewalls

03/27/2000


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Table of Contents

Linux Firewalls

What is a Firewall?

Types of Network Firewalls

Locking things down

Decide on a Default Packet Filtering Policy

Writing The Rules

Types of Chains

Ipchains Command

Rule Policy: Accept/Deny/Reject

Accept Rule

Deny (or Reject) Rule

Forward Chain

Masquerading

Port Redirect

Logging

Pulling it Together

Troubleshooting and Testing

Analyzing the Log File

Distributed Firewalling

Publications

Web site URL's

Author: Bill

Email: krampwd@fingerlakes.edu

Home Page: http://paws.flcc.edu/~krampwd

Other information:
Bill Kramp, Network Administrator, Finger Lakes Community College

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Sample rc.firewall File

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