> > > I have shorewall set up on my router but I haven't set up anything > > > security-wise for my laptop which normally sits behind the router. > > > What should I be setting up on the laptop in preparation for traveling > > > and connecting via a foreign network or even directly to the Internet? > > > I don't run sshd on the laptop. I would think shorewall, but am I > > > forgetting anything? > > > > At the very least I'd do the following with iptables: > > > > iptables -P INPUT DROP > > iptables -A INPUT -m state --state RELATED,ESTABLISHED -j ACCEPT > > iptables -A FORWARD -i eth0 -m state --state RELATED,ESTABLISHED -j ACCEPT > > This line is only needed if you want to forward packets to another > iface/device (i.e. when your laptop is acting as a router and the input > interface is eth0).
Alright I guess I'll just set up shorewall on the laptop with a config similar to the router's. Maybe I'll set up shorewall on the other system in my local network while I'm at it. - Grant -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
