Linux's iptables allows powerful firewalls to be implemented at a minute fraction of the cost of many commercial offerings. Basic iptables firewalls are packet filters, which means they inspect the ...

The Linux kernel includes some of the most powerful and flexible firewall code in any general-purpose operating system. This code is called Netfilter, though most of us refer to it by the name of its ...

Mastering iptables could take a while, but if you have a few rules to cover the basic security needs, you'll be well on your way to protecting your Linux system. Jack Wallen explains some key rules to ...

When deciding on a firewall implementation, most Unix-savvy administrators have usually chosen to use ipfilter on OpenBSD for their combination of capabilities and stability, as the capabilities of ...

When you use IPTables to create a firewall for your company's Web server, one way to prevent certain users from accessing the server is to block their IP addresses. Use the "iptables" command to ...

If you want to learn the in's and out's of iptables, you can do everything from the command line. If you want to save your sanity, there is a tool called firewallbuilder. It will allow you to ...

Most Linux distributions are considerably more secure than Windows out of the box. There are many reasons for that, including the inherent user and file permissions structure, the addition of ...

Is is possible to boot to a floppy with the CD drivers, then install linux from there?<br><br>I'm thinking of a stripped down install of RH8 (assuming a floppy disk would allow a CD install), just ...