Red Hat Linux Firewalls (Paperback)

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Editorial Reviews

Review

“…excellent coverage of core firewaaling issues…a useful complete guide…” (Linux User, March 2003)

Product Description

* Everything readers need to construct firewalls that protect computer networks from attacks and intrusions
* Covers the migration from ipchains and how to mange iptable log files
* Reviews the customization of firewalls, the Red Hat firewall tool, the firewall setup, and advanced firewall features
* Includes numerous examples of firewalls and firewall administration techniques that work on Red Hat Linux systems
* Explains how to cost-justify, implement, test, and operate packet filtering firewalls constructed using Red Hat Linux
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Product Details

• Paperback: 650 pages
• Publisher: *Red Hat; 1 edition (November 15, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764524631
• ISBN-13: 978-0764524639
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #814,926 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great desc of ipchains & iptables!, January 14, 2003

By A Customer

I was looking for a good book on iptables and this book exceeded my expectations. RedHat Firewalls provides a great description of ipchains, iptables, and also some good sample scripts. In the past, I used the 'Linux Firewalls' book, but if you're running RedHat systems, this is the book for you.

Half of the book was 'into to firewalls' stuff, which may come in handy for someone new to firewalls entirely. I would have preferred more info on troubleshooting.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bill is the coolest!, May 12, 2003

By	William Bassett III "tardhead" (Coral Springs, FL United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Although I am not finished this book, halfway, I feel compelled to review it. The book has great humor, good info, and makes a very dry read interesting. Although it does not go into great detail on implementing firewalls in the real world, it does have all you need to get moving on your own. I wish that it covered implementation in greater detail but then again most linux guys want to "feel" smarter by figuring it out on their own.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book on Linux Firewalls, September 25, 2003

By	Demosthenes Pasadis "Demosthenes" (Glen Ellen, CA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I wish this book was released a year ago! I spent a great deal of time and energy figuring how to set up and configure a Linux IPTABLES firewall. I did it the hard way. I dug up information from many sources and finally accomplished my mission.

This beauty of this book is that the author has put everything you need in one place. It gives the reader a good conceptual understanding of the concepts and then goes into detail on how to build your firewall. It also contains actual IPTABLES code that you can use with little modification.

Great book! Thanks Bill.