Sentry Firewall CD HOWTO
Stephen A. Zarkos, Obsid@Sentry.net
v1.3.1, 2003-08-18This document is designed as an introduction on how the Sentry Firewall CDROM works and how to get started using the system.
1. Introduction
- 1.1 What is the Sentry Firewall CD?
- 1.2 Why would I use a CD-based firewall or server?
- 1.3 I'm a Linux newbie, will the Sentry Firewall CD be a good choice for me?
- 1.4 What's with all these branches(SENTRYCD/SENTRYCD-RH/SENTRYCD-xxx)? What's the difference between the branches?
- 1.5 Minimum Requirements
- 1.6 Copyrights and Disclaimer
2. How the CD Works (Overview)
3. Obtaining the CDROM
4. Using the Sentry Firewall CDROM
- 4.1 Introduction
- 4.2 The sentry.conf file
- 4.3 Network Configuration
- 4.4 Other Useful Configuration Directives
- 4.5 Putting it all together, managing multiple nodes from a single location.
- 4.6 Example sentry.conf and disk images
5. Overview of Available Configuration Directives
- 5.1 Replacing rc/config files
- 5.2 'device' directive support
- 5.3 'nameserver' directive
- 5.4 Proxy Support Directives
- 5.5 Passive FTP Support
- 5.6 'include' directive
- 5.7 Copying files (|=)
- 5.8 Making Symlinks (=>)
- 5.9 'cdrom' directive
- 5.10 'cron' directive
- 5.11 hostname
- 5.12 Other SENTRY-{RH,DEB} Specific Directives
6. Setting Up a Firewall
- 6.1 Starting the Firewall
- 6.2 Using FWBuilder with the Sentry Firewall CD
- 6.3 Using Webmin with the Sentry Firewall CD
- 6.4 Other Sample Firewall Scripts and Tools
- 6.5 Links to Other Firewall Resources
7. Troubleshooting
8. Building a Custom Sentry CD
- 8.1 Introduction
- 8.2 The development system(How I do it)
- 8.3 The RAMdisk Image
- 8.4 Making the ISO Image
9. More About the Sentry Firewall Project
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