March 2017
Beginner to intermediate
925 pages
18h 11m
English
In this chapter, we will begin to configure services that require communication between hosts over the network. Most Linux distributions will default to running a host-based firewall, iptables. If you want your hosts to communicate with each other, you have two options: turn off iptables or configure iptables to allow the communication.
I prefer to leave iptables turned on and configure access. Keeping iptables is just another layer on your defense across the network. iptables isn't a magic bullet that will make your system secure, but it will block access to services you didn't intend to expose to the network.
Configuring iptables properly is a complicated task, which requires deep knowledge of networking. The ...
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