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 | Troubleshooting Linux Firewalls (cache), 1st Edition by Michael Shinn and Scott Shinn Troubleshooting Linux Firewalls is the result of years of pain staking research and experience resulting in over 350 pages of carefully documented problems and solutions, coupled with an effective troubleshooting method and all the tools needed to diagnose and find the root cause of any Linux firewall problem imaginable. The book is written for a wide base of users, from gurus to novices, it was written to both teach the fine art of troubleshooting and to include detailed instructions to troubleshoot and fix hundreds of problems experienced by those deploying and maintaining Linux firewalls everyday. |
| Security experts Stephen Northcutt and Ed Skoudis have confirmed that there is a gap in existing books as far as diagnostics are concerned--this book fills that gap. Broken into three sections, Fundamentals, The Troubleshooting Method and Troubleshooting Steps this book covers it all. You will walk away with the knowledge necessary to build secure firewalls, to manage risk and to solve problems that even our book doesn't cover. Designed to be both a manual about how to solve problems and a quick reference guide to look up solutions to hundreds of common problems experienced with Linux firewalls, this manual will find a home with everyone working with Linux firewalls. Click here to buy the book! | |
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About the Book
Topics covered in Troubleshooting Linux Firewalls
- Risk management
- Principles of information security
- Firewall Hardening Tips
- Troubleshooting methodology
- Troubleshooting and diagnostic tools
- Over a dozen chapters of common firewall problems and their solutions
Sample Chapter
Chapter 1 (In PDF, you will need a PDF reader (cache) to view the chapter.)
Table of Contents
SECTION I: GETTING STARTED
2: Getting Started.
3: Local firewall Security.
4: Troubleshooting Methodology.
SECTION II: TOOLS AND INTERNALS
5: The OSI Model: Start from the Beginning.
6: Netfilter and iptables Overview.
7: Using iptables.
8: A tour of our Collective Toolbox.
9: Diagnostics.
SECTION III: DIAGNOSTICS
10: Testing your firewall rules (for security!).
11: Layer 2/In-Line Filtering.
12: NAT (Network Address Translation) and IP Forwarding.
13: General IP (Layer 3/Layer 4).
14: SMTP (e-mail).
15: Web Services (Apache and Squid).
16: File Services (NFS and FTP).
17: Instant Messaging.
18: DNS/DHCP.
19: Virtual Private Networks.
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