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Re: [TCLUG:8688] mack address
On Sep 28, 1999, Mark Dalton <mwd@sgi.com> wrote:
>
> But also it is good to do your own security if you put up a server
> on the internet. Use /etc/hosts.allow to allow specific machines to
> see specific daemons on your machine. Then also use /etc/hosts.deny
> ALL : ALL
> (or you can do something a little fancier).
So if you put "ALL : ALL" in /etc/hosts.deny, and nothing in /etc/hosts.allow,
is that enough? Any other weak points I should tighten down when the time
comes? Should I prune down my /etc/inetd.conf, or will the hosts.deny
cover that, too?
John