On Thursday 17 October 2002 05:32 pm, FemmeFatale wrote:
At 02:55 PM 10/17/2002 -0400, you wrote:
I must heartliy disagree here. If you're going to be connected via DSL or
Cable connection the only prudent thing to do is errect a real firewall.
Agreed.
[snip]
heh And i'm not stupid. But my (un)related question is: How do you
determine if you need a gateway? Or a comp that acts as one as well as a
firewall. I was reading MDKs site for docs it says (in my case from
what i got) I don't need one. Someone care to enumerate clearer more
concise guidelines? Ty
You need a firewall. Think of it as being a good neighbor.
Granted, you may have nothing you consider of interest on your hard drive.
Granted, linux is not the target of choice amongst the s'kiddies. There is a
(very small) danger is that someone who has a clue will crack your box and
use it to crack others. At that point, there's an (even smaller) chance that
you'll get to explain your approach to security to the FBI or local
equivalent.
So, do a cost/benefit analysis -- a small amount of exposure vs an old Pentium
firewall (with attendent bother of setting it up) or a $51 Linksys 4-Port
Cable/DSL Router (price after rebates on Amazon, may be other cheaper
products, the 1-port is only $47).
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Femme
Barry
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