I do use RedHat 7.1, on my way to the site now -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of John Hearns Sent: 17 November 2001 20:42 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [scottish] Firewall
On Sat, 2001-11-17 at 20:28, Chris Dickson wrote: > I am in the middle of setting my linux box up as a firewall/proxy server. I > have a lanmodem which dials the internet for me, that is connected to the > "outside" network card (192.168.1.30) and the "inside" network card is > 10.10.1.1, my machine is 10.10.1.2 > > I am using the Firewall and Proxy Server HOWTO from http://www.linuxdocs.org > I have used the tests that is shows and am now on the bit about securing the > firewall (Section 6.5). It tells you to look in your /etc/inetd.conf file > but I don't seem to have this so I'm a bit stuck. > Chris, you don't say which distribution you are using. Many of the more recent distros - RH7.1 and 7.2 certainly, now use xinetd. This is a replacement for inetd. Have a look at http://www.xinetd.org to get you started. -------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.lug.org.uk http://www.linuxportal.co.uk http://www.linuxjob.co.uk http://www.linuxshop.co.uk -------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.lug.org.uk http://www.linuxportal.co.uk http://www.linuxjob.co.uk http://www.linuxshop.co.uk --------------------------------------------------------------------
