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Source: lpmagazine - Posted by Bill Keys
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In this article I share some of the basics of setting up a Linux firewall using the iptables tool. It's important to note that configuring firewalls is slightly different depending on which flavour you use.
If you are just starting out and need to enable a firewall on your Linux system, I suggest you try a basic tool such as lokkit (which is available in major flavours including Fedora/RedHat and Ubuntu). It is a very simple tool that walks you through a configuration. To use this, run the command: gnome-lokkit
The jobs of a Linux server administration are too many to list but server security should be towards the top of the list. This articles walks the user through some of the more important Linux security practices.
Read this full article at lpmagazine
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