I shut down skype and the problem went away. To block super node status i would need to block ports 80/tcp and 443/tcp. This is not good. I will setup the linksys for NAT and see if that solves the problem. Super node for skype is scary. Jim K (ie http and https) Brad Guillory wrote: > 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 > > >
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