At 04:57 AM 3/27/00 +0000, you wrote:
>
> All:
>
> In trying to add a few new computers to my network, and
> install a SAMBA server, I've come to the conclusion that I
> need to remove all the existing security first. [ Mainly
> because somewhere I installed something that prohibits a
> number of connections --- telnet, UDP to name but two --- and
> have no idea what was installed that made those changes, or
> when I did them. :-(
>
> I don't remember installing IPCHAINS, or any other firewalling
> tools, and none appear to be running.
>
> A] Is there an _easy_ way without
> reinstalling the operating system, and software from
> scratch to figure out what to remove, so that the ports aren't
> blocked?
>
> B] Is there a way to find out exactly what has been
> installed, without looking in each and every directory, and
> trying out each file, that is executable?
>
> OS is Linux
> Distribution is RedHat 6.0, or 6.1
> Bastille _might_ have been run, after installation.
>
> Some ( most? all? ) of the binaries have been patched with
> official RedHat binaries, or replaced with updates from the
> site that supports the specific software. [ EG: sendmail.com
> for Sendmail, etc. ]
>
> [ When the additional systems are hooked into the network,
> I'll harden up security everywhere on the system. ]
>
>
> xan
>
> jonathon
>
>
You might want to check out your /etc/hosts.allow and
/etc/hosts.deny files. Also /etc/inetd.conf to see if any of
the services you want to run are commented out.
Mikkel
Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons,
for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup.
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