Creating a Firewall Using EigerStein: Resources

Appendix B - Resources

Web Sites (software and reference):

lrp.steinkuehler.net	Charles Steinkuehler's LRP site; the source of the EigerStein2BETA distribution
leaf.sourceforge.net/devel/thc/	This site, hosted by Richard Onanian, is probably the best portal site for LRP. It contains numerous links, and hosts many files related to LRP.
leaf.sourceforge.net	This is the Linux Embedded Appliance Firewall (LEAF) site. It's a place where many of the different LRP distributions are covered.
lrp.hejl.de	The home page for the lrpStat applet
seawall.sourceforge.net	The home page for Seattle Firewall, hosted by Tom Eastep
www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/	The home page for the Putty application
lrp.plain.co.nz	Matthew Grant's Web site for the original Materhorn and Eiger releases. Now the home of the Debian Router Project.

Learning More About Linux and Routing:

rute.sourceforge.net	LINUX: Rute User's Tutorial and Exposition by Paul Sheer The best on-line Linux training I have come across.
www.linux.org/lessons	Linux Online's Getting Started with Linux on-line course
www.linuxdoc.org	Home page for the Linux Documentation Project
www.sangoma.com/fguide.htm	Sangoma TCP/IP routing tutorial

List Servers:

These use your e-mail as a messaging system with all others subscribing to the list. The e-mail account can fill up pretty quickly, but it is the best way to get information, ask questions (and presumably have them answered), and post comments to other LRP users.

http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-user http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-announce http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-hardware http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-devel	Selected Linux Embedded Appliance Firewall (LEAF) mailing lists
lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/seawall-user	The official Seattle Firewall mailing list

Books:

Running Linux, 3d Ed. - Excellent for General Linux knowledge
    730 pgs.
    Pub: O'Reilly, 1999
Internetworking with TCP/IP - Volume 1, 4th Ed. - In-depth coverage of TCP/IP for the layman
    750 pgs.
    Pub: Prentice Hall, 2000
Building Internet Firewalls - Good coverage of many firewalling topics
    517 pgs.
    Pub: O'Reilly, 1995
Linux Routers: A Primer for Network Administrators - Many varied examples of using Linux as a router/firewall
    350 pgs.
    Pub: Prentice Hall, 2000
HOWTO Documents:

These documents tend to be more step-by-step, and typically provide just what information is needed to perform a task, rather than going deep into theories of operation. They are excellent sources of information, and are usually more current than printed materials.

www.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/docs/HOWTO/DOS-Win-to-Linux-HOWTO	A HOWTO document designed for DOS and Windows users who want to learn more about Linux
www.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/docs/HOWTO/Hardware-HOWTO	A HOWTO document that covers numerous pieces of hardware, their support in Linux, and potential problems.
www.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/docs/HOWTO/Ethernet-HOWTO	A HOWTO document covering all aspects of Linux over Ethernet
www.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/docs/HOWTO/Firewall-HOWTO	A HOWTO document covering Linux firewalls
www.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/docs/HOWTO/IP-Masquerade-HOWTO	A HOWTO document covering the Masqerading (address translation) in Linux routers and firewalls
www.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/docs/HOWTO/IPCHAINS-HOWTO	A HOWTO document covering the IPCHAINS utility which is used to create the actual firewall rules

Subnet Calculators:

These links refer to web-based subnet calculators that you can used as an aid to completing the Network Information Sheet. These came from the former lrp.c0wz.com site.

http://leaf.sourceforge.net/devel/thc/netcalc.html	c0wz
http://www.telusplanet.net/public/sparkman/netcalc.htm	www.telusplanet.net

Contents

Appendix A - Backing Up Using the Lrcfg Script

Appendix C - Network Information Sheet