James Bourke wrote: > > 1. DO NOT RUN: ftp, irc, bind, pop, or any other unnecessary service > on a gaming machine. Run sshd on the gaming server and put the other > processes on another machine. [...] > 3. Use ipchains or iptables to block everything you do not > absolutely need.
I'll never understand why people do this. If you don't need a service and don't have a daemon running for it, then why do you need a packetfilter? Somebody once said "packetfilters are for lazy admins" and he is right in the vast majority of cases. :) BTW, if you need the FTP access only for you, you should use sftp. Florian. _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
