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Subject: Re: FW-1 - less secure ?
From: Jean-Francois Zwobada <zwobada @ apogee-com . fr>
Organization: APOGEE Communications
Date: Mon, 30 Sep 1996 11:57:29 +0200
To: Jean-Christophe Touvet <jct @ EdelWeb . fr>
Cc: Firewalls @ greatcircle . com
References: <199609300820 . KAA22452 @ champagne . edelweb . fr>
Reply-to: zwobada @ apogee-com . fr

Jean-Christophe Touvet wrote:
>  SunOS/FW1 hint: compile your kernel with IP forwarding disabled (-1). Add an
> adb command (W1) at the end of fwstart script to enable IP forwarding only
> when fw module is loaded, and add the reverse adb command (W0) at the
> beginning of fwstop script. You might also wrap your shutdown command.
> 
>     -JCT-

I am probably too paranoid: wait FW-1 to start before setting up the
external interface. Why external guys would be able to send packets
on my firewall before the FW-1 module is loaded&started ?

Jean-Francois

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