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Re: [PLUG] Security/Firewall question
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On Wed, May 24, 2000 at 03:35:16PM +0000, beldon@scamail.com wrote:
> Oh. I'm using DHCP. I had no idea it would also change the DNS entries. I
> thought it was just for the IP address. I just (understandably) get nervous
> when a system file (resolv.conf) gets rewritten by something outside my
> firewall, especially as I'm very aware how little I currently know about
> networking in general and firewalling in particular. But I'm learning.
Yeah, it's not totally obvious the first time you see it.
> BTW, I highly reccommend the book "Building Linux and OpenBSD Firewalls" by
> Sonnenreich and Yates. Once I get my OpenBSD CDs, I'll be installing a
> firewall on that (drive drawers rock!) to compare and contrast the
> experiences. If anyone's interested, I can post what I find.
Definitely summarize. (My firewall is just a set of three masquerading
rules on a dedicated gateway box.)
--
Jeff Abrahamson
610/270-4845
abrahj01@molbio.sbphrd.com
(home email is jeff_abrahamson@purple.com)
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