Meeting 2001-04-17 - Paranoid Penguin: Netfilter

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Tonight Dirk will discuss the latest upgrade to network security
available with the new 2.4 Kernel. Netfilter is a packet filter similar
to Ipchains from the 2.2 Kernel but it is capable of much more. A packet
filter is software that analyzes network traffic by looking at it's
header. Then it chooses wheather to allow it to pass based on a set of
rules. Netfilter is capable of being "stateful" by tracking the
connections allowed and insuring that packets that pass are from allowed
connections rather than just have the appropriate header. Netfilter is
capable of network address translation and packet mangling. If you want
to make your connection to the internet secure from intruders, come
tonight for this presentation. 


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Our meeting place, THIS TUESDAY at 7 PM is:

Dunbar Hall, room 4202, on the campus of Western Michigan University.

Maps and directions can be found at
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All are welcome.

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