The Manitoba UNIX User Group (MUUG) will be holding its next monthly
meeting on Tuesday, February 10. The meeting topic for this month is
as follows:
Firewall Software for UNIX
Network firewalls are typically dedicated boxes that sit between an
organisation's internal network and the Internet. But how do you
protect hosts that are outside of that, such as in a DMZ? How do you
protect your internal hosts from potential rogue systems? What if
you can't afford a dedicated firewall?
As it turns out, most common UNIX/Linux systems today have some form
of packet filtering software included in their kernels. These can be
used to provide added protection for Internet-connected hosts, at no
extra cost. In this presentation, Gilbert Detillieux will look at
three such solutions: ipfilter for Solaris (and also available for
other platforms), ipfw for Mac OS X, and Netfilter/iptables for
Linux. In addition to showing some of the basic features of each,
the presentation will also mention some of the limitations. Time
permitting, a demo of each system will be given (possibly with GUI
front-ends).
The group holds its general meetings at 7:30pm on the second Tuesday of
every month from September to June. (There are no meetings in July and
August.) Meetings are open to the general public; you don't have to be a
MUUG member to attend.
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Please note our meeting location: The IBM offices, at 400 Ellice Ave.
(between Edmonton and Kennedy). When you arrive, you will have to
sign in at the reception desk, and then wait for someone to take you
(in groups) to the meeting room. Please try to arrive by about 7:15pm,
so the meeting can start promptly at 7:30pm. Don't be late, or you may
not get in. (But don't come too early either, since security may not
be there to let you in before 7:15 or so.) Non-members may be required
to show photo ID at the security desk.
Limited parking is available for free on the street, either on Ellice
Ave. or on some of the intersecting streets. Indoor parking is also
available nearby, at Portage Place, for $3.00 for the evening. Bicycle
parking is available in a bike rack under video surveillance located
behind the building on Webb Place.
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For more information about MUUG, and its monthly meetings, check out their
Web server:
http://www.muug.mb.ca/
Help us promote this month's meeting, by putting this poster up on your
workplace bulletin board or other suitable public message board:
http://www.muug.mb.ca/meetings/MUUGmeeting.pdf
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Gilbert E. Detillieux E-mail: <gedetil(a)muug.mb.ca>
Manitoba UNIX User Group Web: http://www.muug.mb.ca/
PO Box 130 St-Boniface Phone: (204)474-8161
Winnipeg MB CANADA R2H 3B4 Fax: (204)474-7609
