RE: [cobalt-users] Is this some kind of Denial Of Service Attack

[Glenn Parsons <gparsons@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 06:02 PM 10/22/2002 +0300, you wrote:
> Hello Andy.
>
> Thank you and to others on the list for your responses.
>
> I have read alot about IP Chains BUT as far as I know I may need to 
> re-compile
> the kernel during the install which I'm not good at.  I want to make sure 
> that
> install goes fine without problems.  I have installed it on my experimental
> redhat linux desktop and still trying to figure out many options.
>
> My PortSentry is using the TCP Wrapper but one advantage of IP-Chains is
> blocking the connection (Traffic) and by that minimizing bandwidth usage 
> which
> is not the case of the tcpwrapper.
>
> Regards,
>
> Al-Juhani
> aljuhani@xxxxxxxxx
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> Hello Al-Juhani,

You do not need to recompile the kernel on a RaQ3,4 or higher! Do a Google 
search for pmfirewall. This will help you get over the learning curve of 
ipchains rules. It is a scripted setup and central configuration point for 
ipchains and works like a dream!

Cheers,
Glenn