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- Use of application tags for inetd for consistency with others
  servers/daemons/softwares and since inetd is hardly seen as a simple
  command issued at the prompt.
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install a firewall to handle network connections. While a install a firewall to handle network connections. While a
firewall has a wide variety of uses, there are some things firewall has a wide variety of uses, there are some things
that a firewall not handle such as sending text back to the that a firewall not handle such as sending text back to the
connection originator. The <acronym>TCP</acronym> software connection originator. The <acronym>TCP</acronym> Wrappers software
does this and much more. In the next few sections many of does this and much more. In the next few sections many of
the <acronym>TCP</acronym> Wrappers features will be discussed, the <acronym>TCP</acronym> Wrappers features will be discussed,
and, when applicable, example configuration lines will be and, when applicable, example configuration lines will be
provided.</para> provided.</para>
<para>The <acronym>TCP</acronym> Wrappers software extends the <para>The <acronym>TCP</acronym> Wrappers software extends the
abilities of <command>inetd</command> to provide support for abilities of <application>inetd</application> to provide support for
every server daemon under its control. Using this method it every server daemon under its control. Using this method it
is possible to provide logging support, return messages to is possible to provide logging support, return messages to
connections, permit a daemon to only accept internal connections, connections, permit a daemon to only accept internal connections,
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for the system.</para> for the system.</para>
<para>Since this is an extension to the configuration of <para>Since this is an extension to the configuration of
<command>inetd</command>, the reader is expected have <application>inetd</application>, the reader is expected have
read the <link linkend="network-inetd">inetd configuration</link> read the <link linkend="network-inetd">inetd configuration</link>
section.</para> section.</para>
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<title>Initial Configuration</title> <title>Initial Configuration</title>
<para>The only requirement of using <acronym>TCP</acronym> <para>The only requirement of using <acronym>TCP</acronym>
Wrappers in &os; is to ensure the <command>inetd</command> Wrappers in &os; is to ensure the <application>inetd</application>
server is started from <filename>rc.conf</filename> with the server is started from <filename>rc.conf</filename> with the
<option>-Ww</option> option; this is the default setting. Of <option>-Ww</option> option; this is the default setting. Of
course, proper configuration of course, proper configuration of
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are set to either be permitted or blocked depending on the are set to either be permitted or blocked depending on the
options in <filename>/etc/hosts.allow</filename>. The default options in <filename>/etc/hosts.allow</filename>. The default
configuration in &os; is to allow a connection to every daemon configuration in &os; is to allow a connection to every daemon
started with <command>inetd</command>. Changing this will be started with <application>inetd</application>. Changing this will be
discussed only after the basic configuration is covered.</para> discussed only after the basic configuration is covered.</para>
<para>Basic configuration usually takes the form of <para>Basic configuration usually takes the form of
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<programlisting># This line is required for POP3 connections: <programlisting># This line is required for POP3 connections:
qpopper : ALL : allow</programlisting> qpopper : ALL : allow</programlisting>
<para>After adding this line, <command>inetd</command> will need <para>After adding this line, <application>inetd</application> will need
restarted. This can be accomplished by use of the &man.kill.1; to be restarted. This can be accomplished by use of the &man.kill.1;
command, or with the <parameter>restart</parameter> parameter command, or with the <parameter>restart</parameter> parameter
with <filename>/etc/rc.d/inetd</filename>.</para> with <filename>/etc/rc.d/inetd</filename>.</para>
</sect2> </sect2>