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RE: [TCLUG:3292] Security Pointers & DSL questions...



Do you know what the schedule date for 2.2 to be "generally available"
is?

Uday

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Ben Kochie [SMTP:ben@nerp.net]
> Sent:	Monday, January 11, 1999 3:16 PM
> To:	tclug-list@listserv.real-time.com
> Subject:	RE: [TCLUG:3292] Security Pointers & DSL questions...
> 
> i actualy upgraded my slackware 3.1 (well.. not really very slackware
> anymore)
> from 2.1.123 to 2.2pre6, but i barely noticed any major problems.. if you
> are
> upgrading from 2.0, unpack the source into /usr/src and read
> /usr/src/linux/Documentation/Changes
> 
> 
> On 11-Jan-99 Uday Kabe GRE/ER wrote:
> > By any chance, did you upgrade a version of Red Hat to the new 2.2pre6?
> > If so, was it torturous or easy?
> > 
> > Uday
> > 
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From:        Ben Kochie [SMTP:ben@nerp.net]
> >> Sent:        Monday, January 11, 1999 2:56 PM
> >> To:  tclug-list@listserv.real-time.com
> >> Subject:     Re: [TCLUG:3292] Security Pointers & DSL questions...
> >> 
> >> Linux 2.1.116 (i belive) and higher (2.2) have a totaly re-done
> firewall
> >> system
> >> that is supposed to function much better then standard ipfwadm (faster,
> >> more
> >> secure)  it's called ipchains, and you can read all about it in the 2.2
> >> source
> >> tree (i'm currently running 2.2pre6, no problems at all)  everyone on
> the
> >> the
> >> list should download 2.2pre6 and get it tested on their system, 2.2
> bugs
> >> must
> >> be detected before it hits the rest of the world.
> >> 
> >> remember.. /usr/src/linux/Documentation is your friend
> >> 
> >> 
> >> On 11-Jan-99 Gordon Pedersen wrote:
> >> > Two of the best sources I've found for building a firewall are:
> >> > 
> >> > 1)    Paul Sery has a 1997 or 1998 book out with a title something
> like
> >> > Linux Networking.  It has novice and 'expert' sections on protecting
> >> > your network.  It's fairly lucid and comes with CD.
> >> > 
> >> > 2)    The creators of ipfwadm offer a white paper on concepts behind
> the
> >> > use of ipfwadm:
> >> > http://www.xos.nl/linux/ipfwadm/paper/
> >> > 
> >> > I had some trouble the only time I tried to replicate the  example
> >> > firewall in the white paper, but it is a good blueprint for tinkering
> if
> >> > nothing else.
> >> > 
> >> > I seem to recall that with Linux 2.2 kernel the firewall/masq code
> has
> >> > been massively reorganized and this may lead to deprecation (or
> >> > nonfunctioning?) of ipfwadm, but I may be wrong.  In any case, the
> >> > concepts are the main thing and most of the above ought to carry
> over.
> >> > 
> >> > gordon
> >> > 
> >> > Scott K. Johnson wrote:
> >> >> 
> >> >> Hello All,
> >> >> 
> >> >> Anyone have any pointers to docs and/or books on securing a Linux
> >> system?
> >> >> 
> >> >>
> >> > -- 
> >> > Gordon Pedersen         
> >> > info systems design     Saint Paul, Minnesota
> >> > 
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> >> Thank You,
> >>         Ben Kochie (ben@nerp.net)
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> Thank You,
>         Ben Kochie (ben@nerp.net)
> 
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