Packet rules: Planning worksheet

Use the planning worksheet of packet rules to gather detailed information about your packet rules usage plan.

You need this information to pinpoint your security needs. You can also use this information to configure your packet rules. You should answer each question before you proceed with configuring packet rules on your system.

You need this information to create a plan for using packet rules Answers
What is the layout of your network and connections? Create a drawing to show this.  
What routers and IP addresses will you use?  
What rules will you use to control TCP/IP traffic that passes through your systems? For each rule that you list, specify these aspects of TCP/IP traffic flow:
  • the type of service that you want to permit or deny (for example, HTTP, FTP, and so forth)
  • the well-known port number for that service
  • the direction of the traffic
  • whether the traffic is reply or initiating traffic
  • the IP addresses for the traffic (source and destination)
  
What IP addresses do you want to map to other addresses or hide behind other addresses? (You need this list only if you are using network address translation.)  
Parent topic: Plan for packet rules