[Gllug] Security & closing ports on certain interfaces.

[will]

Vincent AE Scott wrote:
> will(will at hellacool.co.uk)@Tue, Feb 19, 2002 at 03:15:26PM +0000:
> 
>>Paul Brazier wrote:
>>
>>>(I don't think this is a standard thing, just a personal convention)
>>>At the moment I just run it manually on boot but I guess I could add it
>>>one of the ifup scripts or something.
>>>
>>I stick mine in a shell script (/root/firewall because I have never got 
>>around to moving it) and call that from rc.local.
>>
>>Will.
>>
> 
> you really should activate the firewalling rules before the interfaces
> are up'd.  there is a small moment of oppourtunity if you activate in
> rc.local for an intruder to hax0r you.

I thought someone was going to point that out :-)  Until I get an 
internet connection working and de-fsck the whole system it isn't a priority

Will.

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