Re: ipfw rules for a firewall?

[Alexander Reeder <alexr@example.com>]

> Does anyone know of a good ressource on the web I can use in helping 
> understand ipfw and even more importanly how to come up with rules that will 
> make my firewall as secure as possible (keeping in mind my internet needs of 
> course :)?

  For understanding ipfw I recommend a combination of:

	ipfw's man page
	/etc/rc.firewall (on your FreeBSD box)
	http://www.freebsddiary.org/firewall.html

  For making a solid firewall:
	http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/fire2/chapter/ch13.html
	http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/IPCHAINS-HOWTO.html

Pax,

	Alexander Reeder