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Date:      Tue, 18 Jan 2000 09:40:33 -0800 (PST)
From:      "Rodney W. Grimes" <freebsd@gndrsh.dnsmgr.net>
To:        jwyatt@rwsystems.net (James Wyatt)
Cc:        oogali@intranova.net (Omachonu Ogali), briang@expnet.net (Brian Gallucci), isp@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-ipfw@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: New Firewall
Message-ID:  <200001181740.JAA48605@gndrsh.dnsmgr.net>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.10.10001181118180.42481-100000@bsdie.rwsystems.net> from James Wyatt at "Jan 18, 2000 11:22:31 am"

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> On Tue, 18 Jan 2000, Omachonu Ogali wrote:
> > The following rules can help if you are going to be running SMTP, HTTP,
> > POP3, and HTTPS, delete what you don't need.
> 	[ ... ]
> > # -- Deny setup of other incoming connections
> > ipfw add deny tcp from any to any setup
> > 
> > # -- Deny other incoming IP packets.
> > ipfw add deny ip from any to any
> 
> These rules are duplicate, so you can drop the first one. The last rule is
> commonly the default in /etc/rc.firewall as well. That aside, I might keep
> the first one and change it to '... deny log ...", thus logging connection
> attempts. On the other hand, that's what log_in_vain="YES" in /etc/rc.conf
> is all about... - Jy@

These rules are not equivelent, ip != tcp, and setup != null.  The first
rule is _VERY_ important.  The second can be eliminated, see other email
from me on missing ``setup'' on all the other rules...

-- 
Rod Grimes - KD7CAX @ CN85sl - (RWG25)               rgrimes@gndrsh.dnsmgr.net


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