Troubleshooting Linux Firewalls

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Debian

     apt-get 2nddefault policy

     chains defense in depth

defense in depth (DID) defragmentation

deleting     chains     rules 2nd

denying     large e-mailsdeploying

    security technology and counter measures

         securing the enterprise

DHClient

DHCP     blocking outbound 2nd

     dynamically updating firewall rules with IP changes 2nd

     filtering with ebtables 2nd 3rd     redirecting requests to DMZ 2nd 3rd 4th

     two addresses on one external interfaces 2nd DHCPcd

DHCRelay dhcrelay diagnostic logging 2nd

diagnostics

     logging 2nd

         catch all rule 2nd

         iptables TRACE patch 2nd

         scripts for 2nd 3rd

     memory load 2nd 3rd

     network problems 2nd 3rd 4th 5th

     sniffers 2nd 3rd

DID. [See defense in depth]

disabling

     ICMP echo response 2nd

     ICMP redirection 2nd

     ip forwarding     proxyarp     source routing

DMZ 2nd 3rd

     cannot be reached from the outside 2nd 3rd 4th DMZ (DeMilitarized Zones)

DMZ segments

    forwarding

         to multiple FTP servers behind firewalls 2nd

     forwarding FTP servers behind 2nd 3rd 4th

DMZ servers

     connecting to with DNAT DMZ web servers

DNAT rules     PPTP connections

DNS     forwarding queries to upstream/remote DNS servers 2nd 3rd 4th

    lookups fail         internal hosts communicating to external name servers         name length

         name servers running on firewalls 2nd         name servers running on internal and/or DMZ networks 2nd    rDNS

         misleading 2nd

DNSMasq 2nd

documentation

     iptables 2nd     risk management 2nd

         creating plans 2nd 3rd

         creating security policies         creating security procedures

         holistic approach 2nd domains

down stream liabilitydrivers     troubleshooting OSI model

dropping

    packets

         example firewall 2nd

dsniff