Subj : Re: blocking most IPs (newbie question)
To   : comp.os.linux
From : s a n j a y
Date : Tue Nov 09 2004 11:52 pm


"Eric Peterson" <lastname_nospam@heritage.nv.gov> wrote in message 
news:e9Tjd.17451$Rf1.1511@newssvr19.news.prodigy.com...
> I'm setting up a linux box for backing up computers in our office.  The 
> box
> is on a local IP behind a firewall so I'm pretty confident that it is not
> visible to the world.  However, I do no our office computers are visible 
> to
> computers in nearby offices within the same organization.  I'd like to 
> block
> out all incoming connections except those within our office (a very 
> limited
> range of IPs).  I've been googling for howtos a bit, but I don't really 
> even
> know where to get started or just what to search for.  Any suggestions?
>
> (using Debian, no GUI)
>
> Thanks! -Eric
>
>
ALL: PARANOID in /etc/hosts.deny

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