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Grant <emailgrant <at> gmail.com> writes: |
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> I'm planning on following the instructions here: |
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> http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/home-router-howto.xml |
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> to set up a Gentoo router. When I move in one week the router will |
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> get service from a DSL modem. For now, can I test the router by |
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> having it pick up the wireless network that exists here and then see |
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> if another system can connect to my new network? |
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You might want/need to develop something a bit more sophisticated on |
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the firewall part of the firewall/router. There are many choices and |
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hopefully some folks will extoll on these other choices for a firewall. |
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Being adventuresome, I have read a very interesting article about using a |
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perl script to launch/manage your iptables/netfilter based firewall by |
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Michael Diehl in the Linux Journal: |
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http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8706 |
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He is a nice guy and you can send him email directly to ask about his |
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latest updated perl scripts for builing a firewall. Mention my name, as |
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we have corresponded extensively. Note: I have not actually used the scripts |
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yet, as many other factors are effecting my network upgrade and new firewall, |
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chiefly being the absence of time to perform extensive penetration testing. |
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That said, I do like the scripts and the way it sets up iptables/netfilter |
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via perl scripts.... |
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Any other security hacks wanting a go at the script, I'd be interested |
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in your evaluation. |
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hth, |
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James Horton |
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