[sclug] Bugzilla server

[Chris Aitken]

> Hi all

Hi,
 
> I've been tasked with getting an internet facing Bigzilla 
> server on Redhat up and running pronto(ish).  I've not put a 
> Linux server on the web before (I generally work with 
> software from the Dark Side :-) and was wondering if the 
> server *needs* to be behind a firewall or not.  

_*ALWAYS*_ put internet facing systems behind a firewall.

> And if I really do need a firewall, any advice on whether I'd 
> be better off with a 'free' software based one (IPCop, 
> Smoothwall) or really splash out on something like Firewall-1

Linux comes with something called iptables, which can be configured to be an
SPI type firewall. IPCop & smoothwall are just iptables with eyecandy, and
slightly easier setup.

If you have a hardware firewall, use both.

HTH

Chris


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