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  • Good old IPTABLES

    9 50.00%

  • GuardDog

    0 0%

  • Firestarter

    4 22.22%

  • None...and i also leave my doors unlocked

    5 27.78%
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That's hardly a comprehensive list, easuter. I have a smoothwall box, but I also operate a games server on a different static IP address, and this is bolted down using ...
  1. 10-10-2006 #11
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    That's hardly a comprehensive list, easuter.

    I have a smoothwall box, but I also operate a games server on a different static IP address, and this is bolted down using the firewall tool on Fedora - which uses IPtables.
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  2. 10-10-2006 #12
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    Quote Originally Posted by d38dm8nw81k1ng
    i actually don't use a firewall, and i actually do leave my doors unlocked. btw, to anyone thinking of breaking in, don't bother. i'll find you
    you live in newcastle and you leave your doors unlocked? your a brave brave man
    You know, aliens are going to come to earth in 50 years and kill the hell out of us for DDoSing their networks with this SETI crap
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  3. 10-10-2006 #13
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    i'm the reason people lock their doors
    Here's why Linux is easier than Windows:
    Package Managers! Apt-Get and Portage (among others) allow users to install programs MUCH easier than Windows can.
    Hardware Drivers. In SuSE, ALL the hardware is detected and installed automatically! How is this harder than Windows' constant disc changing and rebooting?
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  4. 10-10-2006 #14
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    Iptables on my ArchLinux laptop, Zonealarm for Windows, and whatever Linspire's default is.
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  5. 10-11-2006 #15
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    Firestarter, just love it (although I am not using the latest version).
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  6. 10-13-2006 #16
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    Relying on a firewall only to keep a workstation/LAN secure isn't good enough. I use several levels of security.

    1. SUSE Linux's included GUI configurable firewall.
    2. AppArmor included with SLED/SLES/OpenSUSE.
    3. Encryption.
    4. Strong passwords.
    5. ClamAV.
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  7. 10-13-2006 #17
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dark_Knight
    Relying on a firewall only to keep a workstation/LAN secure isn't good enough. I use several levels of security.

    1. SUSE Linux's included GUI configurable firewall.
    2. AppArmor included with SLED/SLES/OpenSUSE.
    3. Encryption.
    4. Strong passwords.
    5. ClamAV.
    I've heard a little about AppArmor. How does that work in general: what is it used for? I use Bastille which is a suite of Perl scripts for system hardening. Is AppArmor similar to that?
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  8. 10-13-2006 #18
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    None. I am on my univ LAN and the router has a firewall. But do I need one for my own comp. while being on linux???
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  9. 10-13-2006 #19
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    My old Ipcop box (with a switch hooked up to it)

    Nothing more, nothing less. It makes a nice router/firewall.

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