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Date:      Thu, 19 Feb 2004 13:50:38 -0300
From:      Felipe Neuwald <felipe@neuwald.biz>
To:        VA <listat@synty.net>, freebsd-isp@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: firewalling policy
Message-ID:  <1077209435.286.6.camel@buscape.freebsd>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.53.0402191435590.23909@koti.synty.net>
References:  <Pine.LNX.4.53.0402191435590.23909@koti.synty.net>

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Hi VA,

On Thu, 2004-02-19 at 09:54, VA wrote:
> Hi fellow SysAdmins,
>=20
> I'm building a FreeBSD route/firewall for a little heavier use. I will us=
e=20
> pf for firewall because it's more familiar and since I need to maintain a=
=20
> few OpenBSD boxes as well.
>=20
> Anyways I was hoping to get an opinion for a firewall rule structure.
> There are 10 physical NICs (Intel Dual 100Mbs) and also a bunch of VLANs.
>=20
> What is the best point to firewall? Naturally default block strategy=20
> assumed. I know each interface need rules to achieve good security, but=20
> what about external interface (WAN=20
> link)?  Is it safe just to firewall each internal interface, because=20
> otherwise I need "double rules" and it get's more complicated.

Make your firewall and your network secure from outside creating rules
applicable to your WAN interface. You have more 9 other interfaces, so,
make the rules according to networks and hosts that will be behind this
interfaces.
The best phrase that I ever listened about the free software world:
read, write and execute... a thousand times... :-)

> Any other hints to give or good optimized examples for pf in larger=20
> enviroment? I will surely make a public document once I get this up and=20
> running.
> Thanks in advance and specially all you developers of this great OS!
>=20
> -Vesa, SysAdmin, Finland
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--=20
Felipe Neuwald
felipe@neuwald.biz

"Mi espada desconocer=E1 su funda,
mientras dure el oprobio y la injusticia
que sojuzga a mi pueblo"
Sim=F3n Bol=EDvar



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