{"id":921,"date":"2021-09-22T10:42:49","date_gmt":"2021-09-22T10:42:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.practicallynetworked.com\/?page_id=921"},"modified":"2021-10-05T16:59:22","modified_gmt":"2021-10-05T16:59:22","slug":"building-network-appliances-linux-part-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.practicallynetworked.com\/building-network-appliances-linux-part-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Building Network Appliances With Linux, Part 3: the Firewall"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Carla Schroder<\/p>\n

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You probably already know that a firewall is an essential component in your network border security. But you may not know that a Linux-based iptables firewall is especially robust and configurable. Today we’ll set up system administration using Webmin, and in our next installment we’ll create a good stout Internet-connection sharing firewall.<\/span><\/p>\n

It’s important to keep in mind that a firewall is only a single piece of your security architecture. It’s equally important to pay attention to your application-level and operating system security. Linux\/Unix hosts can be locked down to the point that a firewall is not necessary. But Windows cannot, and Mac OS X is still an unknown.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Build a Linux Appliance<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/center>
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