Cooper Stevenson wrote: > > Without another firewall, the server itself should be the firewall by > > compiling in netfilter. Netfilter should be here in order to block > > ports that are not allowed open, even if the daemon needs to be running. > > Good point. Alternatively, you may simply use IP tables to do this.
I object to the use of "simply" and "iptables" in the same sentence. (-: > For full blown access, VPN is unquestionably the best way to go. For > small and medium sized business travelers who need to be nimble and for > employees who want a convenient way to access documents from home, I > recommend this approach. Cory has demonstrated for EUGLUG that he can plug his laptop into an arbitrary Ethernet port and automatically bring up a VPN to his work site. It's very slick. Of course, Cory's laptop runs Linux, so that give him a slight advantage. (-: -- Bob Miller K<bob> kbobsoft software consulting http://kbobsoft.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ EuG-LUG mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mailman.efn.org/cgi-bin/listinfo/eug-lug
