Re: remote build of Debian router

[CW Harris <charris@rtcmarketing.com>]

Ray you sent this to me privately...

Fwd this one back to the list...


CW Harris wrote on 2004-11-30 02:33:
> You might google, or ask, over on debian-firewall... I seem to recall
> someone mentioning a package or setup they used that allowed one to
> restore the old ruleset after a defined time period---just for these
> cases where you shoot yourself in the foot and lock yourself out.
> 
> Unfortunately, I can't seem to find it now. :<

fwbuilder has that feature --a recent version is needed, I think.

After a pre-specifiable amount of time, unless you upload a non-expiring
version of your policies, fwbuilder will reboot the firewall and hence
restore the prev settings.

This assumes, of course, you have an initial firewall on the box.

HTH,

Cheers,
Ray