Re: Open Ports-FW settins

On Tue, 20 Feb 2007 14:40:53 -0000
"Keith W" <witheyk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
"Robert" <noone@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:pan.2007.02.18.05.33.15.864978@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

2 things you could do;

1. Setup a firewall
2. Turn off the services


I've also just migrated to Linux from the 'dark side'. I've tried to set up
these, but seem to have failed miserably. The rather large manual I have
doesn't seem to help, as I can't find the necessary bits in a form I can
understand! Are there any websites or publications which are aimed at
'starters' so that the essential bits and pieces are a bit more obvious, and
not swamped by the minutiae of 'how to be a systems expert'?

0. A quickie:

http://www.linuxsecurity.com/docs/QuickRefCard.pdf

1. For a firewall, check, e.g., this:
http://security.linux.com/security/04/10/11/2030249.shtml?tid=100&tid=35

When I checked firestarter <http://www.fs-security.com/>
last time, it worked quite well for simple configurations and
was very easy to setup.

2. You will probably have to find by yourself how services are
started/stopped in your particular distribution.

3. IMHO, "Introduction to Linux - A Hands on Guide" by Garrels
is a good starting point for newcommers. It can be found at
http://tldp.org/guides.html

HTH,

M.


.

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