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Subject: Re: samba binded int. secure?
From: Owen Creger (OCregerHOLLAND-SYSTEMS.COM)
Date: Tue Sep 12 2000 - 15:05:44 CDT

Consider using TCP Wrappers to prevent SMB connections from B

-----Original Message-----
From: Joe Santapau [mailto:jsantapauMINDSPRING.COM]
Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2000 12:18 AM
To: FOCUS-LINUXSECURITYFOCUS.COM
Subject: Re: samba binded int. secure?

----- Original Message -----
From: "Omar Armas Aleman" <oarmasMPS.COM.MX>
To: <FOCUS-LINUXSECURITYFOCUS.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2000 06:13 PM
Subject: samba binded int. secure?

> I have a machine with 2 ip's, lets say A and B.
> I want to have a samba server only for users from network A, and deny
> access to samba from B net.
>
> I used the "interfaces" and "bind interfaces" options in samba. Now it
> works that way. My question is, is that secure enough like to put this
> configuration in a firewall?

if this is your home firewall well i wouldn't think its a big deal, but
in production i don't think i would do that. but i realize you may only have
one linux box at home, and have need to get more done with than one would
normally do
with a firewall/secure host.

> Is there any security risk with it?

>
> --
>
> Omar
>