Hi Jim , I would like to start getting into the configuration of firewalls using programs like ipchains , rather than relying on the firewall setup program that runs while installing the system.
Besides the man pages and usual documentation , are there any great tutorials out there that you know of that cover programs like ipchains ? Thanks in advance , Jason ----- Original Message ----- From: "James P. Roberts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, November 24, 2002 5:39 AM Subject: Re: firewall > > I have activated the firewall for my machine through > > setup->firewall configuration menu. Now, I know it's working > > because I did a probe on may machine a www.grc.com before and > > after enabling the firewall, before the activation of the > > firewall some ports were just "closed" now all the tested ports > > were "stealth", so the firewall works. > > > > My problem is that scanning attempts don't seem to be logged. > > Were are these scans logged by the firewall and what should I do > > (if anything) to start logging them ? > > > > And another question, does the forewall setup tool from rh 7.1 > > use iptables or ipchains ? > > > > ipchains. > > Personally, I find iptables to be superior, so I build my own firewall > with iptables, and do not depend on the RH 7.1 installation method. > > Portsentry is supposed to do a nice job of logging scan attempts. > > Jim > > > > _______________________________________________ > Seawolf-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/seawolf-list _______________________________________________ Seawolf-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/seawolf-list
