Re: [Full-Disclosure] Lets discuss, Firewalls...

["Ben Nelson" <lists@venom600.org>]

On August 29, 9:33 pm "Mike @ Suzzal.net" <mike@suzzal.net> wrote:
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> Can you get to it? How?

Possibly.  Source routed packets.

>
> Do you still need a firewall? Why?
>

Yes. To block source routed packets. There may be a registry setting to not
accept source routed packets on windows...I'm not sure.  On linux you'd:
echo 0 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/conf/<interface>/accept_source_route

Do that once for each interface on your box.

Another reason to have a firewall is to limit outbound traffic.  Say you
click on an email file attachment ( i.e. a really 'wicked' screensaver ;)
and your box gets infected with some worm.  Do you really want your box to
be able to advertise to the world that it's infected....and possibly infect
other boxes?

--Ben

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