Rodrigo wrote:
> 
> Hello all !
> What is the best way to make a firewall for a desktop station ? There
> aren't any servers running on my computer.
> Right after installing mdk8.1 I ran the control center and set the
> firewall answering the questions. Some time ago I decided to explore the
> BastilleInteractive options (I was curious) and left almost all the
> items set with the default options. I think it didn't make much
> difference for me and I have the same settings I had with the control
> center's firewall, but there is a doubt: how can I make sure that my
> firewall is running ? I don't see any process called Bastille or
> iptables with ps -ax, I only see a message during the boot process,
> "initializing Bastille Firewall [OK]".
> Another question, are all the standard firewall that come with mdk8.1
> dependant on Bastille or I can disable Bastille at start-up ?
> Thanks,

You can test your firewall to see if it's protecting you here: 

https://grc.com/x/ne.dll?bh0bkyd2

Mike

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