On Sat, Apr 08, 2000 at 01:37:03PM +0200, Deim Agoston wrote:
-> Hi folks !
->
-> A friend of mine would use linux and he has cable modem
-> connection with static IP. My question is : if I set up the NIC and it
-> comes up at boot time, is the connection established then ? (that's
-> the default nature of this under the M$ product) If the answer is yes
-> I think I should immediatelly set a packet filtering firewall up for him.
-> Thanks,
-> Ago
You should set up a firewall as strict as possible regardless of when the
connection is made. If there is no connection, the firewall does nothing;
it there is a connection you need it.
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