Re: couple questions

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Date: 10/28/02 

Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2002 07:51:40 +0300

Average Joe wrote:

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> I currently run a Windows machine with a firewall off a broadband
> connection. I write my own rules, I am familiar with the network
> resources I need, I limit my rules to that which I need, block
> everything else, and have a practical logging strategy.
>
> I'm thinking of getting a Linux machine. I don't know much about
> linux, I have some unix experience, but not in firewall admin. Can I
> effect the same level of detail in a Linux firewall (iptables?) as
> with Windows? Any reccomendations of what Linux has better
> firewalling, if any do? I guess I will do a search for FAQs and HOWTOs
> , but any advice would be appreciated.
>
> I also need to get a small router to share my connection, I see some
> of them have firewalls built it. Any reccomendations on which one I
> might want to take a look at and which ones I might want to avoid?
> What kind of filtering can I do on these?
>
> Thanks
>
> - --
> Average Joe
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> Average Joe

Did you dis=able the services Windows install by default?
If not your already probably owned by the malicious hackers including the
ferret owners.,

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