filtered ports

[Matthew J. Brodeur]

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On Fri, 2 Nov 2001, Tim Lyons wrote:

> On Fri, 2 Nov 2001, Matthew J. Brodeur wrote:
> <SNIP>
> >    I personally would remove ipchains completely on a system like this,
> > but that's up to you.
> >
> </SNIP>
>
> I have to ask - why?  If you can add an additonal layer of protection to
> your system by ensuring that no unintended services can operate - then
> what's the harm?

   Since this is a Red Hat 7.1 system it should have BOTH iptables and
ipchains installed.  IPTables provides all of the functionality of the
older ipchains and more.  Having both installed doesn't make a lot of
sense, especially considering that only one can be used at any time.
   I didn't mean to imply that host based firewalling was a bad idea or
that the tools to do so should be discarded.  In this case it's simply a
matter of clearing away needless clutter.


- -- 
     -Matt

Computer programmers know how to use their hardware.
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