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Special Forums IP Networking Secure Network Post 302278823 by disturbe_d on Wednesday 21st of January 2009 09:05:42 AM
Old 01-21-2009
Secure Network

OK Guys I need help. I have a very small network (lets say x.y.z.0 - x.y.z.255). Now I do not have any control over the router. But I am in control of the switch that splits the network from one single physical line (wire). I have a bridge fire wall between the line and the switch that filters out the intrusion. The way I distribute the IP addresses is through a dhcp server (its a dynamically static IP), meaning some of the machines I put as static and the other machines that I trust and control (limited access) are set thru the dhcp with MAC address.

Code:
host LMNOP {
       hardware ethernet xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx;
       fixed-address x.y.z.20;
}

Not as you guys know we can set a subnet in the dncp.conf
Code:
# ip addresses available for everybody
subnet x.y.z.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 {
       range x.y.z.200 x.y.z.220;
}


for IP addresses I have available and that I can give out to people who visit and hook up their computer to browse and do stuff, which we need. But recently someone has been trying to download some illegal stuff (p2p) via that open IP range. Now the way I limit my security outbreak is to trust my users and limit their activity. But how can I control the activity on that IP range? BTW - I do not have any VPN setup so no authentication process, I dont know how feasible it would be to setup one for such a small network! I do all my stuff via ssh.

My thoughts:

1. I can stop service for that range, meaning no range to get IP from but if by any chance the person knows the domain s/he can statically set one ?!?

Please help. This is not how I would set things up if I had full control oner the network but unfortunately this how it is. But I also need to secure this network too. So, I am asking for help Smilie

Thanks in advance.
 

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netmasks(4)							   File Formats 						       netmasks(4)

NAME
netmasks - network mask database SYNOPSIS
/etc/inet/netmasks /etc/netmasks DESCRIPTION
The netmasks file contains network masks used to implement IP subnetting. It supports both standard subnetting as specified in RFC-950 and variable length subnetting as specified in RFC-1519. When using standard subnetting there should be a single line for each network that is subnetted in this file with the network number, any number of SPACE or TAB characters, and the network mask to use on that network. Network numbers and masks may be specified in the conventional IP `.' (dot) notation (like IP host addresses, but with zeroes for the host part). For example, 128.32.0.0 255.255.255.0 can be used to specify that the Class B network 128.32.0.0 should have eight bits of subnet field and eight bits of host field, in addition to the standard sixteen bits in the network field. When using variable length subnetting, the format is identical. However, there should be a line for each subnet with the first field being the subnet and the second field being the netmask that applies to that subnet. The users of the database, such as ifconfig(1M), perform a lookup to find the longest possible matching mask. It is possible to combine the RFC-950 and RFC-1519 form of subnet masks in the net- masks file. For example, 128.32.0.0 255.255.255.0 128.32.27.0 255.255.255.240 128.32.27.16 255.255.255.240 128.32.27.32 255.255.255.240 128.32.27.48 255.255.255.240 128.32.27.64 255.255.255.240 128.32.27.80 255.255.255.240 128.32.27.96 255.255.255.240 128.32.27.112 255.255.255.240 128.32.27.128 255.255.255.240 128.32.27.144 255.255.255.240 128.32.27.160 255.255.255.240 128.32.27.176 255.255.255.240 128.32.27.192 255.255.255.240 128.32.27.208 255.255.255.240 128.32.27.224 255.255.255.240 128.32.27.240 255.255.255.240 128.32.64.0 255.255.255.192 can be used to specify different netmasks in different parts of the 128.32.0.0 Class B network number. Addresses 128.32.27.0 through 128.32.27.255 have a subnet mask with 28 bits in the combined network and subnet fields (often referred to as the subnet field) and 4 bits in the host field. Furthermore, addresses 128.32.64.0 through 128.32.64.63 have a 26 bits in the subnet field. Finally, all other addresses in the range 128.32.0.0 through 128.32.255.255 have a 24 bit subnet field. Invalid entries are ignored. SEE ALSO
ifconfig(1M), inet(7P) Postel, Jon, and Mogul, Jeff, Internet Standard Subnetting Procedure, RFC 950, Network Information Center, SRI International, Menlo Park, Calif., August 1985. V. Fuller, T. Li, J. Yu, K. Varadhan, Classless Inter-Domain Routing (CIDR): an Address Assignment and Aggregation Strategy, RFC 1519, Network Information Center, SRI International, Menlo Park, Calif., September 1993. T. Pummill, B. Manning, Variable Length Subnet Table For IPv4, RFC 1878, Network Information Center, SRI International, Menlo Park, Calif., December 1995. NOTES
/etc/inet/netmasks is the official SVr4 name of the netmasks file. The symbolic link /etc/netmasks exists for BSD compatibility. SunOS 5.10 7 Jan 1997 netmasks(4)
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