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Re: Why does Debian allow all incoming traffic by default

From	Joe <joe@jretrading.com>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.user
Subject	Re: Why does Debian allow all incoming traffic by default
Date	2018-09-24 21:30 +0200
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On Mon, 24 Sep 2018 19:52:39 +0100
Jonathan Dowland <jmtd@debian.org> wrote:

> On Sat, Sep 22, 2018 at 05:12:38AM -0400, Gene Heskett wrote:
> >Because you can set an ntp corrected machine as a broadcaster,
> >therefore reducing the load on the tier 2 servers such as debian
> >maintains by using their pool.debian.org or the tier 1 servers at
> >pool.ntp.org. That way I have 7 machines here, all synchronized to
> >the first or 2nd tier of time servers on the planet. This machine is
> >a slave to my router, it broadcasts to the other 6 machines, so I
> >have all synched and well within a millisecond.  
> 
> You certainly can, but is that really a use-case that a hypothetical
> default firewall should service? I don't think so. If you are setting
> such a thing up you should be expected to punch the requisite holes in
> the default firewall as part of that work.
> 

And there you have the problem: it would be necessary for the
installation of certain packages (e.g. MTA) to automatically poke holes
in the firewall. For this to be practical, a completely standardised
iptables architecture would be necessary, with limited user
customisation. That's how Windows does it. 

Fine for Brian, and others who use no firewall at the moment, not so
good for anyone with an existing hand-made set of iptables rules. My
netbook, for example, has three sets of rules which are selected
according to the environment and whether a VPN is in use. My server has
a set of rules appropriate to a network firewall plus VPN server, with
suitable named chains and 'subroutine' structure. All of this would be
swept away by a standard firewall structure, and would need to be
rebuilt in conformance with the standard. Such a standard would have to
encompass all possible use-cases, including multiple NICs and multiple
VPN arrangements. Any volunteers?

-- 
Joe

Thread

Why does Debian allow all incoming traffic by default Subhadip Ghosh <subhadip.sky@gmail.com> - 2018-09-21 05:10 +0200
  Re: Why does Debian allow all incoming traffic by default Roberto C. Sánchez <roberto@debian.org> - 2018-09-21 05:30 +0200
    Re: Why does Debian allow all incoming traffic by default Subhadip Ghosh <subhadip.sky@gmail.com> - 2018-09-21 05:40 +0200
      Re: Why does Debian allow all incoming traffic by default Roberto C. Sánchez <roberto@debian.org> - 2018-09-21 05:50 +0200
        Re: Why does Debian allow all incoming traffic by default deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2018-09-21 07:10 +0200
        Re: Why does Debian allow all incoming traffic by default Subhadip Ghosh <subhadip.sky@gmail.com> - 2018-09-21 19:40 +0200
      Re: Why does Debian allow all incoming traffic by default Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org> - 2018-09-21 19:10 +0200
        Re: Why does Debian allow all incoming traffic by default Subhadip Ghosh <subhadip.sky@gmail.com> - 2018-09-21 19:40 +0200
          Re: Why does Debian allow all incoming traffic by default deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2018-09-21 20:00 +0200
            Re: Why does Debian allow all incoming traffic by default Subhadip Ghosh <subhadip.sky@gmail.com> - 2018-09-21 20:10 +0200
              Re: Why does Debian allow all incoming traffic by default Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2018-09-21 21:40 +0200
          Re: Why does Debian allow all incoming traffic by default David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2018-09-21 21:50 +0200
          Re: Why does Debian allow all incoming traffic by default mick crane <mick.crane@gmail.com> - 2018-09-23 01:10 +0200
            Re: Why does Debian allow all incoming traffic by default Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2018-09-23 20:00 +0200
              Re: Why does Debian allow all incoming traffic by default Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2018-09-23 23:00 +0200
                Re: Why does Debian allow all incoming traffic by default Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2018-09-24 00:00 +0200
        Re: Why does Debian allow all incoming traffic by default Pascal Hambourg <pascal@plouf.fr.eu.org> - 2018-09-22 09:40 +0200
          Re: Why does Debian allow all incoming traffic by default Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2018-09-22 11:20 +0200
            Re: Why does Debian allow all incoming traffic by default Pascal Hambourg <pascal@plouf.fr.eu.org> - 2018-09-22 13:00 +0200
              Re: Why does Debian allow all incoming traffic by default Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org> - 2018-09-22 13:40 +0200
                Re: Why does Debian allow all incoming traffic by default Pascal Hambourg <pascal@plouf.fr.eu.org> - 2018-09-22 17:00 +0200
                Re: Why does Debian allow all incoming traffic by default Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2018-09-22 20:20 +0200
                Re: Why does Debian allow all incoming traffic by default Richard Hector <richard@walnut.gen.nz> - 2018-09-24 05:20 +0200
                Re: Why does Debian allow all incoming traffic by default Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2018-09-24 05:30 +0200
                Re: Why does Debian allow all incoming traffic by default <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2018-09-24 09:10 +0200
                Re: Why does Debian allow all incoming traffic by default Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2018-09-24 11:00 +0200
                Re: Why does Debian allow all incoming traffic by default <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2018-09-24 11:40 +0200
                Re: Why does Debian allow all incoming traffic by default Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2018-09-24 14:20 +0200
                Re: Why does Debian allow all incoming traffic by default Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org> - 2018-09-22 20:30 +0200
                Re: Why does Debian allow all incoming traffic by default Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2018-09-22 22:20 +0200
                Re: Why does Debian allow all incoming traffic by default <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2018-09-22 22:40 +0200
                Re: Why does Debian allow all incoming traffic by default Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2018-09-22 23:20 +0200
                Re: Why does Debian allow all incoming traffic by default Simon Kengelbacher <simon.kengelbacher@mail.ch> - 2018-09-22 23:50 +0200
                Re: Why does Debian allow all incoming traffic by default Pascal Hambourg <pascal@plouf.fr.eu.org> - 2018-09-23 00:00 +0200
                Re: Why does Debian allow all incoming traffic by default Simon Kengelbacher <simon.kengelbacher@mail.ch> - 2018-09-23 00:20 +0200
                SSH X forwarding going awry (Was: Why does Debian allow all incoming  traffic by default) Étienne Mollier <etienne.mollier@mailoo.org> - 2018-09-23 11:40 +0200
                Re: SSH X forwarding going awry FIXED (Was: Why does Debian allow all incoming traffic by default) Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2018-09-23 16:10 +0200
                Re: SSH X forwarding going awry FIXED (Was: Why does Debian allow  all incoming traffic by default) Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2018-09-23 23:00 +0200
                Re: SSH X forwarding going awry FIXED (Was: Why does Debian allow all incoming traffic by default) Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2018-09-24 04:50 +0200
                Re: Why does Debian allow all incoming traffic by default Jonathan Dowland <jmtd@debian.org> - 2018-09-24 21:00 +0200
                Re: Why does Debian allow all incoming traffic by default Pascal Hambourg <pascal@plouf.fr.eu.org> - 2018-09-23 00:00 +0200
            Re: Why does Debian allow all incoming traffic by default Jonathan Dowland <jmtd@debian.org> - 2018-09-24 21:00 +0200
              Re: Why does Debian allow all incoming traffic by default Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2018-09-24 21:30 +0200
                Re: Why does Debian allow all incoming traffic by default Jonathan Dowland <jmtd@debian.org> - 2018-09-26 15:50 +0200
                Re: Why does Debian allow all incoming traffic by default Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2018-09-26 17:10 +0200
                Re: Why does Debian allow all incoming traffic by default Jonathan Dowland <jmtd@debian.org> - 2018-09-26 19:30 +0200
          Re: Why does Debian allow all incoming traffic by default Dan Purgert <dan@djph.net> - 2018-09-22 15:50 +0200
            Re: Why does Debian allow all incoming traffic by default Pascal Hambourg <pascal@plouf.fr.eu.org> - 2018-09-22 16:50 +0200
        Re: Why does Debian allow all incoming traffic by default Jonathan Dowland <jmtd@debian.org> - 2018-09-24 20:50 +0200
  Re: Why does Debian allow all incoming traffic by default Henning Follmann <hfollmann@itcfollmann.com> - 2018-09-21 15:00 +0200
    Re: Why does Debian allow all incoming traffic by default Reco <recoverym4n@gmail.com> - 2018-09-21 18:30 +0200
      Re: Why does Debian allow all incoming traffic by default Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2018-09-21 20:20 +0200
        Re: Why does Debian allow all incoming traffic by default Reco <recoverym4n@gmail.com> - 2018-09-21 20:40 +0200
          Re: Why does Debian allow all incoming traffic by default Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2018-09-21 21:10 +0200
          Re: Why does Debian allow all incoming traffic by default deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2018-09-21 23:20 +0200
            Re: Why does Debian allow all incoming traffic by default Reco <recoverym4n@gmail.com> - 2018-09-21 23:40 +0200
              Re: Why does Debian allow all incoming traffic by default Dan Purgert <dan@djph.net> - 2018-09-22 00:10 +0200
                Re: Why does Debian allow all incoming traffic by default Reco <recoverym4n@gmail.com> - 2018-09-22 09:10 +0200
                Re: Why does Debian allow all incoming traffic by default Dan Purgert <dan@djph.net> - 2018-09-22 15:50 +0200
          Re: Why does Debian allow all incoming traffic by default Pascal Hambourg <pascal@plouf.fr.eu.org> - 2018-09-22 09:50 +0200
            Re: Why does Debian allow all incoming traffic by default Reco <recoverym4n@gmail.com> - 2018-09-22 12:00 +0200
              Re: Why does Debian allow all incoming traffic by default Pascal Hambourg <pascal@plouf.fr.eu.org> - 2018-09-22 13:00 +0200
                Re: Why does Debian allow all incoming traffic by default Reco <recoverym4n@gmail.com> - 2018-09-22 13:30 +0200
                Re: Why does Debian allow all incoming traffic by default <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2018-09-22 22:00 +0200
                Re: Why does Debian allow all incoming traffic by default Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2018-09-22 22:20 +0200
                Re: Why does Debian allow all incoming traffic by default Pascal Hambourg <pascal@plouf.fr.eu.org> - 2018-09-22 23:40 +0200
          Re: Why does Debian allow all incoming traffic by default Henning Follmann <hfollmann@itcfollmann.com> - 2018-09-22 12:10 +0200
            Re: Why does Debian allow all incoming traffic by default Reco <recoverym4n@gmail.com> - 2018-09-22 12:40 +0200
            Re: Why does Debian allow all incoming traffic by default Pascal Hambourg <pascal@plouf.fr.eu.org> - 2018-09-22 13:10 +0200
    netstat (was: Re: Why does Debian allow all incoming traffic by default) rhkramer@gmail.com - 2018-09-21 20:00 +0200
      Re: netstat Reco <recoverym4n@gmail.com> - 2018-09-21 20:20 +0200
        Re: netstat rhkramer@gmail.com - 2018-09-22 20:50 +0200
    Re: Why does Debian allow all incoming traffic by default Jonathan Dowland <jmtd@debian.org> - 2018-09-24 20:50 +0200
      Re: Why does Debian allow all incoming traffic by default Henning Follmann <hfollmann@itcfollmann.com> - 2018-09-24 21:30 +0200
        Re: Why does Debian allow all incoming traffic by default Jonathan Dowland <jmtd@debian.org> - 2018-09-26 15:50 +0200
  Re: Why does Debian allow all incoming traffic by default Pablo Álvarez Córdoba <pabloalvarezcordoba@protonmail.ch> - 2018-09-21 18:30 +0200
    Re: Why does Debian allow all incoming traffic by default Subhadip Ghosh <subhadip.sky@gmail.com> - 2018-09-21 19:30 +0200
  Re: Why does Debian allow all incoming traffic by default songbird <songbird@anthive.com> - 2018-09-22 00:10 +0200
    Re: Why does Debian allow all incoming traffic by default Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2018-09-22 09:40 +0200
      Re: Why does Debian allow all incoming traffic by default Pascal Hambourg <pascal@plouf.fr.eu.org> - 2018-09-22 10:40 +0200
        Re: Why does Debian allow all incoming traffic by default Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2018-09-22 13:20 +0200
          Re: Why does Debian allow all incoming traffic by default Pascal Hambourg <pascal@plouf.fr.eu.org> - 2018-09-22 17:10 +0200
            Re: Why does Debian allow all incoming traffic by default Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2018-09-23 10:50 +0200
              Re: Why does Debian allow all incoming traffic by default Pascal Hambourg <pascal@plouf.fr.eu.org> - 2018-09-27 14:00 +0200
    Re: Why does Debian allow all incoming traffic by default Jonathan Dowland <jmtd@debian.org> - 2018-09-24 20:50 +0200

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