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From: Dorin H <bj93542@yahoo.com>
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Subject: Re: how to get IPFW rules for SMTP server behind NAT server
	"right"? (freebsd-security: message 1 of 20)
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<snip>
> <snip>
> 
> hadn't dawned on me to this, so:
> 
> ipfw add 7000 allow log tcp from any to
> ${smtp_server} 25 setup
> ipfw add 7001 allow tcp from any to ${smtp_server}
> 25 established
> ipfw add 7002 allow log tcp from ${smtp_server} 25
> to any setup
> ipfw add 7003 allow tcp from ${smtp_server} 25 to
> any established
> 
> right?

Better with dynamic rules... you don't want any packet
directed to ${smtp_server} 25 going inside, just those
corresponding to a previous initiated connection
(dropping SYN will allow the packet to pass your
firewall, and it will not even be logged :))
2c.
/Dorin.


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