On Friday 13 August 2004 10:13 pm, Stephen Kühn wrote: > On Sat, 2004-08-14 at 11:49, JoeHill wrote: > > "Is Microsoft's Firewall Secure?"
SNIP Hello All, Question for the group. With Linux, do you need a firewall on every PC?? In my office I have a LAN set up and with that I have a (hard wired) Router going out to my DSL. I thought in this way I was protected. Also do I need to install Virus Protection on my new Linux PC's ( I have been using Linux going on 6 weeks now and trying to learn as much as possible). If so, do I install DR. WEB that came with my MDK 10? Please Advise. My thoughts: I thought that since I switched to Linux and had a Router(hard wired) as a firewall, I was protected from most of this. bj > > ...and yeah, Stephen, it's this kind of crap what pays them bills, eh? > > As usual, Microsoft puts out a product that is already broken. And I'm > sure a slew of patches are in the making as we speak. > > I'm still surprised that a vast majority of the public even bothers with > Microsoft products and it´s high maintenance scheme - then again, I > shouldn't whinge about it because I do need the money. > > -- > stephen kuhn - proprietor > __________________________________________________________________ > illawarra computer services :: a kuhn media australia venture > http://kma.0catch.com :: mobile 0410.728.389 > Serving Sydney, The Illawarra, South Coast and Rural NSW > __________________________________________________________________ > * This message was composed on a 100% Microsoft free computer * > We expressly refuse to utilise Microsoft DRM encoded documents > __________________________________________________________________ > Mandrake GNU/Linux 10.0 OE/Kernel 2.6.3-7/ No Viruses here. > > "Perhaps I am flogging a straw herring in mid-stream, but in the light > of what is known about the ubiquity of security vulnerabilities, it > seems vastly too dangerous for university folks to run with their heads > in the sand." -- Peter G. Neumann, RISKS moderator, about the Internet > virus
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