Re: Linux vs Windows Firewalls
Adam Kosmin <[email protected]>
| Newsgroups | gmane.linux.usability.annoyances |
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| Message-ID | <20031012103156.GB32315@nephilim> |
A simple "yes, it does" would have been sufficiant :) Adam Ridgeway, Alan ([email protected]) wrote: " >Well win2k does not come with a firewall either, " " Well wrong again. " On Win2K Advance Server (maybe Win2K server also) do the following: " " Control Panel -> Network and Dial-up connections " Right click "local area connection" and choose properties " In the Genreal tab, scroll the window to TCP/IP, choose properties " In the new Properties window, choose the "advanced" button. " Now with the new "Advanced TCP/IP settings" choose the "options" tab. " Now click TCP/IP filtering and then click the "properties" button. " " It may not be a great firewall, but it does the basic function of filtering " the TCP/IP suite. " " Alan " " " " " -----Original Message----- " From: annoyances-admin-DzJonyRHso41Ayx8vbq1stBPR1lH4CV8@public.gmane.org on behalf of John Andersen " Sent: Tue 9/23/2003 3:39 AM " To: [email protected] " Cc: " Subject: Re: [Annoyances] Linux vs Windows Firewalls " " " " On Monday 22 September 2003 07:23, David Vehrs wrote: " > > If you trust your firewall's protection, why don't you publish its IP " > > address and Administrator password? That's exactly what Russel " > > Coker did for his Linux Journal article titled " > > "Root for All on the SE Linux Play Machine". He published " > > root's password. See it In Aug 2003 edition. " > " > First, you should point out that this is Linux box is running all " > of the NSA Security Enhanced patches. That it is NOT A STANDARD " > linux box. That many of the patches used have yet to be auditted " > for other security issues. Its a good idea but its not quite ready " > for a production environment. " > " > Dave V. " " Well win2k does not come with a firewall either, and the OP " was talking about add-on packages from third partys. So " it seemed a fair comparison to me. " " SE Linux has had the code published, and undergoes heavy " utilization at the NSA, and quite a few people have been pouring " over the code. Even Linus himself. There is no point in the life " of a Open Source project when it is ever certified to be bug " free, so there is no authority to turn to for a pronouncement " that it is safe. " " -- " _____________________________________ " John Andersen " _______________________________________________ " annoyances mailing list " [email protected] " http://michelangelo.renaissoft.com/mailman/listinfo/annoyances " " " -- # chown -R linux.GNU world