_=+Richard+=_ wrote: > > How do you start the firewall? I have comletly no idea what a firewall > is but I heard it protects you from hackers....is that right? A firewall was an "internet appliance" before that term became popular. It's a dedicated computer that only filters TCP/IP packets so that "black hat" hackers can't get to your computer(s) and do nasty things to you. Firewall *software* runs on Linux and does effectively the same thing on your own PC. Go to http://www.linux-howto.com and look for the firewall howto. I use PMfirewall (find it at www.freshmeat.net) to configure my firewall. Ron -- +----------------------------------------------------------+ | Ron Johnson, Jr. Home: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | Jefferson, LA USA WWW : [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | | | Most overused words: feel, cool/kewl, fun, myBlah.com | | Most underused word: think | +----------------------------------------------------------+
