Re: Suggested Meeting Topic

[Bruce Smith <bruce@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> >>      I'd like to see it discussed sometime.
> > Good idea, especially Linux can do firewalling.
> > Let's get Bob to add it to the list!
> 
> I'm all for it.  Security seems like a topic that there is always
> something you haven't heard of.  My understanding is that the firewalling
> capability in the "newer" kernels is considerably improved,  though I have
> no idea how.  And I've seen some commercial security products for Linux,
> but don't have a clue what they offer in addition to what is already
> there.

We may have a problem getting someone to do the presentation.
Do we have any members that use Linux firewalling?
I could give a presentation about firewalls in general,
but I've never used Linux as a firewall.

> When someone does this presentation I volunteer to do a post-lude about
> ssh/sshd,  two programs whose usefulness seems inexhaustable.

I agree with that.  SSH is great!

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Bruce Smith                bruce@armintl.com
System Administrator / Network Administrator
Armstrong International, Inc.
Three Rivers, Michigan  49093  USA
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