Ok. So a point of clarification: If I find a port set to listen with the nmap(?) utility and it is not in my inetd.conf, it is NOT using hosts.deny, hosts.allow? Matt > -----Original Message----- > From: Tony McGee [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2000 4:54 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [expert] What services are blocked by hosts.deny? > > > > Any services that don't use the inetd super server (from > /etc/inetd.conf) > are not covered by hosts.allow or hosts.deny. > > Tony > > On Tue, 12 Sep 2000, Zaleski, Matthew (M.E.) pushed some tiny > letters in this > order: > > > My primary way of securing my home Linux box (which is on a wireless > > broadband modem 24/7 and static ip) is to use ALL:ALL in my > /etc/hosts.deny > > file and then add specific, trusted, addresses to the > hosts.allow file. I > > also have an ipchains firewall running (it's a big one that I hand > > configured). The subject line says it all. What services > running on a > > Linux box ignore the hosts.deny file and just listen on the > ports for > > activity? > > > > > >
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