Re: how deep do i need to dive ?

From: Neil Ellwood (net.closed2_at_someworld.com)
Date: 03/28/04 

Date: Sun, 28 Mar 2004 05:44:45 +0000 (UTC)

Beowulf wrote:

> Do I really need to shell out $60 for those thick books on
> firewalling and hackproofing my home PC? I really would not rather
> take the time and energy for that if not needed. I just want my
> home PC to be secure -- running Mandrake Linux 9.2 (soon 10.x) with
> cable modem. Will be running SSH server occassionally. Will just
> using the point and click security firewall settings in the
> Mandrake Control Control Center suffice, or perhaps installing some
> firewall open source app like GuardDog suffice?
I find shorewall works well for me - I make sure that nothing is
ticked and seem to be nicely hidden. 

-- 
Neil
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