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| Book: | Linux iptables Pocket Reference | |
| Subject: | Great as a pocket reference | |
| Date: | 2007-12-01 12:36:46 | |
| From: | Brian Raaen | |
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Rating:
This book was designed to be a pocket reference and not as a how-to guide. While this book has some good explanations of the path a packet takes through the kernel, it do not tell you how to set up filtering rules. It is a good place to look something up quick. The tables with the protocol numbers and port numbers has been very useful for me, and I keep this book in my laptop case at all times. If you are considering whether to get this book or not, keep the following in mind. If you have a good understanding to tcp/ip, networking protocols, and a working understanding of iptables this book is a good reference guide. If you are not familiar with those concepts you should look for a better how-to guide or learning book. |
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