specific Re: [olug] IPTables (vague)

[Brian Wiese]

someone might also want to follow up/overview on this topic
 
Dynamic iptables firewalls
http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/library/l-fw/

those scripts look pretty nice. =)

peace

On Wed, 8 Jan 2003 10:49:39 -0600
"Nate Rotschafer" <writetogenius at hotmail.com> wrote:

|As long as I'm in town I will do it hopefully following the basic IP
stuff.
|I'm also one of those geeks who sticks around all day at the installfest
|since people seem to think I know what I'm doing (Boy do I have them
|fooled).  So if there are questions at any point during the day just fine
|me...I'll be the one with a Dell Laptop running Windows 2000 cause linux
|doesn't run right on it with my VPN connection for work...
|
|Nate
|
|----- Original Message -----
|From: "Eric Penne" <epenne at yahoo.com>
|To: <olug at olug.org>
|Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2003 9:46 AM
|Subject: [olug] IPTables (vague)
|
|
|> I have 2 main problems with getting my firewall running.
|>
|> 1) Knowledge - I get confused when I start reading the HOWTOs and stuff
|> with the basic terminology.  I'm hoping the IPtables tutorial will
|> cover the terminology (hint hint) like NAT, masq, firewall and how it
|> all ties into using iptables.
|>
|> 2) Time - Lack of time prevents me from learning the terminology and
|> getting back to the HOWTOs.  I start going over the terminology then
|> get side tracked for a few days then can't remember the terminology
|> anymore.
|>
|> It is a vicious circle that I can't seem to break out of.  In the mean
|> time I just use a Linksys Router.  Under heavy network loads on the
|> cable modem side the route blinks out completely and I have no internet
|> connection.
|>
|> Eric
|>
|>
|> --- Jonathan Warren <thechunk at cox.net> wrote:
|> > I have found that for me the best way to learn iptables is not to use
|> > someones 20 page filter but to start with one rule at a tiem and
|> > learn what it does.  It use a common syntax that once I started
|> > getting familiar with it made more sense.  I don't do the full port
|> > blocking but I do nat and some port forwarding.  It isn't very big.
|> >
|> > -Jon W

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