From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mail2.kcnet.com ([216.90.72.3]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.32 #1 (Debian)) id 15w4lb-0001OW-00 for ; Tue, 23 Oct 2001 12:51:03 -0400 Received: from arc8x85.kcnet.com (arc8x85.kcnet.com [209.240.100.213]) by mail2.kcnet.com (8.12.1/8.12.1) with ESMTP id f9NGp006002285 for ; Tue, 23 Oct 2001 11:51:01 -0500 Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2001 11:46:30 -0500 (CDT) From: Rodney Clowdus X-X-Sender: To: Subject: Re: firewalls In-Reply-To: <20011023091120.A5808@kc5eiv.dhs.org> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.6 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: I went to www.google.com and look up "shields up" I found many sites that deal with shields up and firewall info in general. The Weaving Beaver rclowdus@kcnet.com "Chop your own firewood and it will warm you twice." "Weave your own cloth and it will reward you twice." On Tue, 23 Oct 2001, William Hubbs wrote: > Hi all, > > What is the URL for this web site? > > Thanks, > > William > > On Tue, Oct 23, 2001 at 12:24:30AM -0500, Rodney Clowdus wrote: > > I went to the shields up web site and it's very educational. Thanks for > > the info. It seems from what I'm learning that it's easier to secure a > > linux box than a windows box. Well, it looks like I have another subject > > to learn about... ipchains. > > > > The Weaving Beaver > > rclowdus@kcnet.com > > "Chop your own firewood and it will warm you twice." > > "Weave your own cloth and it will reward you twice." > > > > On Mon, 22 Oct 2001, Kirk Wood wrote: > > > > > I don't really know if a hardware solution is better then the firewall you > > > activated. Certainly at some point all firewalls have software. > > > > > > It is quite possible to have a robust firwall with just linux. In fact, > > > you can create one with ipchains. Just the same, you can create an > > > insecure firewall with software. You can go to the shields up web site and > > > they will give you a basic idea of what you have available to scipt > > > kiddies. > > > > > > ======= > > > Kirk Wood > > > Cpt.Kirk@1tree.net > > > > > > "When I take action, I'm not going to fire a $2 million missle at > > > a $10 empty tent and hit a camel in the butt. It's going to be decisive." > > > - President George Bush > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Speakup mailing list > > > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >