tcp wrapper

2004-10-25 Thread michal
What's the difference between firewall and TCP wrapper? If I have installed iptables should I also install tcp wrraper? What advantages will I have after installing tcp wrapper?

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2004-10-25 Thread Mosè

Re: tcp wrapper

2004-10-25 Thread Daniel Pittman
On 25 Oct 2004, michal wrote: What's the difference between firewall and TCP wrapper? A firewall deals with packet and flow management below the protocol level. TCP wrapper is a per-application mechanism for determining access on an IP (or DNS name) basis. Both do the same task, but a

Re: tcp wrapper

2004-10-25 Thread Marcin Owsiany
On Sun, Oct 24, 2004 at 11:14:48PM -0700, michal wrote: What's the difference between firewall and TCP wrapper? A firewall is a somewhat general term, and one could argue that tcpwrappers are a form of firewall. If I have installed iptables should I also install tcp wrraper? What advantages

Re: tcp wrapper

2004-10-25 Thread Marco Bellini
basically, tcp wrapper is useful only for programs that run under inetd/xinetd, that is - started only when they are called. if you don't use inetd or similar, tcp wrappers are almost useless to you. firewalls work with daemons too, and allow you to control connections and track them. _always_