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[linux-security] firewall again
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Michael Meskes)
Sun Oct 20 07:30:25 1996
From: Michael Meskes <meskes@Informatik.RWTH-Aachen.DE>
To: linux-security@tarsier.cv.nrao.edu
Date: Sat, 19 Oct 1996 21:12:09 +0200 (MET DST)
I just read that I don't need fwtk (or similar tools) to setup a firewall
under Linux. All it needs is redir. From it's Debian description:
redir is all you need to redirect traffic across firewalls authenticate
based on an IP address etc etc. No need for the firewall toolkit. The
functionality of inetd/tcpd and "redir" will allow you to do everything
you need without screwy telnet/ftp etc gateways. (I assume you are running
IP Masquerading of course.)
Did anyone set up a firewall that way? I'd like to hear more about the how
good it works.
Michael
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