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Subject: Re: TCP-Wrappers and Packet Filtering
From: Bill Swingle (unfurldub.net)
Date: Tue Feb 15 2000 - 01:06:26 CST

For more info on how tcp_wrappers work under FreeBSD hit the
hosts_access(5) man page.

-Bill

On Mon, Feb 14, 2000 at 09:34:16PM -0800, thomashentschel.net wrote:
> On 14 Feb, Damien Tougas wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > Is there anywhere that I can find good documentation for TCP-Wrappers?
> > I am kind of new at this, and would like to find somthing that
> > explains it fairly well.
> >
> > Basically what I want to know is:
> > - what daemons are compatible with TCP-Wrappers? All of them?
> > Or do they have to be specifically designed for that purpose?
> > - If a daemon is not listed in the /etc/hosts.allow file, what is
> > it's default behavior? Deny or Allow?
> > - What would be the advantage of setting up TCP-Wrappers vs Packet
> > Filtering to control host access to various services? (Please
> > understand that I am quite new at this).
> > - What is the purpose of the /etc/hosts.equiv file, or what man page
> > can explain it's puropse?
> >
> > Thanks for your help.
> >
> A book (although a bit dated) which explains the subject fairly well
> and should also get you a start on the rest of the questions is
> "Practical UNIX and Internet Security", ISBN 1-56592-148-8
>
> -Th
>
>
>
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