Thank you, Hew, for the insight.
I don't, and won't, use ufw as my router's protection has not failed me
so far.
I note your comments re Azureus/Vuze and ports; I have tried Deluge and
it has no problem. I think I might switch. I tried Transmission some
time ago and recently to confirm that I just
I think it's best that no firewall is applied by default. For example, a
firewall on each computer of a home network would be an unnecessary
complication, as a firewall at the router provides sufficient security
for the whole network in most cases.
I am not sure about your Azureus / Vuze problem,
Thanks Hew,
Wouldn't it be better if they reverted to being closed - if so, how can
one do that apart from complicated rules for mail, firefox etc?
The reason I asked originally was because whenever I close Azureus, when
I next open it the port I was using is no longer available.
Can I write a sc
Hi David,
They are open by default. I have verified this with my use of programs
such as Transmission that can test open ports. If you use ufw or some
other firewall, ports will of course be closed with default rules (which
I also verified).
Regards,
Hew McLachlan
David Ryder wrote:
> Hi,
> Hard
Hi,
Hardy
I have seen conflicting posts on the Ubuntu forums.
Could anybody please tell me if ports are closed by default or, as some
state, are now open by default?
Many thanks,
David
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