On Sonntag, 23. November 2003 04:33, Chris wrote: > > > > I have only one PC (laptop) and my internet connection is a dial-up so > > I am not online all the time. > > > > I don't think I need a firewall because I am not running any servers > > (only apache and only the local IP 127.0.0.1 can access it ). > > > > Some friend told me that I must run a firewall to protect my PC , Do > > you think I have to do that ?
> as a general rule of thumb it is best to run a firewall on all machines > no mater what connection you use you are still at risk Explain. If no service listening on any port, why i should use a firewall? A firewall is (maybee) not error free. It is like memory-modules with parity: One more chip can fail. ~Earny -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
