Question #98742 on Gufw changed: https://answers.launchpad.net/gui-ufw/+question/98742
Marcos proposed the following answer: Windows, MacOx, GNU/Linux... are the ports open by defect. Normally, the router has a firewall and all ports closed (with the problems for p2p), this is enough sucure for a normal desktop user. Gufw give you secure from output attacks, if you establish a connection to other computer, is because you want it ;) But in the next version (in ubuntu 10.04), you will can block output traffic too. If you like change the IP ping, you can, but you must edit a file ;) http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=773485 Comment this line: -A ufw-before-input -p icmp --icmp-type echo-request -j ACCEPT as: #-A ufw-before-input -p icmp --icmp-type echo-request -j ACCEPT in the file: /etc/ufw/before.rules Best regards. -- You received this question notification because you are a member of Gufw Developers, which is an answer contact for Gufw. _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~gufw-developers Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~gufw-developers More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
