As far as I know, there are no security issues with having a dual boot system. No more then usual at least. The only thing to worry about would be system stablity. Unless there's an application out there that I just don't know about, WinBLOZE can't read a EXT2 file system. So you won't be able to see your Linux partition and a hacker wouldn't either. In Linux, the OS will read FAT32 partitions. So if somebody hacks your system, they will most likely be able to see everything. There are pluses to having two drives in your machine for Linux. It's better to have one drive for the basics, like var/ and usr/ and the like and then a drive for the home directories and no essentials. (For example. I have a /software directory to stash junk that's on a second drive.) So yes, there are security risks if you're on the Internet with your machine, but no more so with a dual boot machine then with anything else. Hope that helps. tdh -- T. Holmes Unixtechs.org [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.unixtechs.org/ "Real Men use Vi." * Ryan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [010213 01:13]: > I am still currently in the stage of building my server and was wondering if there >are any security disadvantages to having a dual boot system. IE When i'm out messing >around in Win98 are my linux files in danger? I have a simple firewall for windows >and its called zonealarm. Bah. Maybe I shold build a system for both? Would two hard >drives be more secure? one with linux on it and one with win98 on it? > > any help would be appreciated
