Jim, Skype is a well know resource hog if your machine becomes a "Super Node". I suggest you do a little research. Google offered up this article that may answer many of your questions:
http://ist.uwaterloo.ca/security/howto/2006-06-21/ Good luck, BMG -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jim K Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2007 9:38 AM To: Eugene Unix and Gnu/Linux User Group Subject: [Eug-lug] firewallls I have 2 questions. I have a laptop running Ubuntu feisty fawn to access the internet for e-mail and surfing the net. 1) Does anyone have a favorite firewall that is easy to setup? 2) Does anyone have an easy to use gui application to control the daemons running? I have had a major slowdown the last several days and now cannot access the internet under feisty. The last thing I installed was skype. There are a number of daemons I don't recognize and figure stop them and put up a firewall and see what happens before I do a reinstall. Jim K PS I am back to win doze. _______________________________________________ EUGLUG mailing list [email protected] http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug _______________________________________________ EUGLUG mailing list [email protected] http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug
