Re: [masq] FTP and firewalls

Clifford Hammerschmidt (chammers@pim.bc.ca)
Thu, 28 Jan 1999 09:11:56 -0800


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>ipchains -A input -j ACCEPT -y -p tcp -s 0.0.0.0/0 20 -d yourip 1024:65535

um, why bother running the firewall then? This is also the same an -P input
ACCEPT... your allowing anyone to connect from their port 20 (easy enough
to spoof) to your box on any port above 1023... not a great idea. Someone
using NMap could scan all your upper ports easily.

Is it that hard to type PASSIVE?

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