[ale] firewall paranoid?? (iptables+smoothwall)

[Dow Hurst]

What can I say except repeat Bob's mantra:

Rings of Security, Rings of Security, Rings of Security!

This is a good idea since you can protect your valuable inner LAN while 
experimenting with iptables.
Dow


miguel wrote:

> hello alers,
>
> i have a RH7.3 box as a router/firewall(iptables). i have been playing 
> with smoothwall. would it be dumb
> to forward traffic from the RH7.3 box to the smoothwall 
> box(ipchains/squid/snort) and then to my private
> network?
>
> I figure snort can catch whatever is wrong with my iptables and maybee 
> the extra ipchains wall can drop whatever
> came through the first box. the more walls the better?
>
> your thoughts.....
> tia
> -miguel
>
>
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