SMS WebMaster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > 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 ?
If no services are bound at external interfaces: No. In this case, a 'firewall' (btw, the proper term here is 'packet filter') actually increases the propability of an intrusion, because there's more code involved in packet handling, and more code has usually more bugs. Uli -- "Or have we eaten on the insane root, that takes the reason prisoner?" -- MacBeth I, 3 -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
