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



as in with all kernel releases, there is no schedule for releases, releases
happens when bugs are gone, and fetures are added, and whenever linus feels
like it.  kernels are allways generally available, the kernel is not tied to
one distribution, and the latest config is avalailable at ftp.us.kernel.org
or another kernel mirror site.

On 11-Jan-99 Uday Kabe GRE/ER wrote:
> 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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Thank You,
        Ben Kochie (ben@nerp.net)

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