Hello Derek, Even though 'high' is very severe according to your words, my connection to the internet via my ISP works fine and I encountered no road blocks towards internet. Your remarks give me a very save feeling (but: who can assure me that you are not a malicious hacker trying to lull me and rule my machine?)
Ed > -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- > Van: Derek Jennings [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Verzonden: donderdag 23 januari 2003 13:14 > Aan: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Onderwerp: Re: [newbie] Internet security Mandrake 9.0 > > > On Thursday 23 Jan 2003 9:58 am, Vaessen, E.M.J. (Ed) wrote: > > I installed Mandrake 9.0 on my PC, that is connected to my internet > > provider via an ADSL USB modem. > > I don't have a network, just a simple PC. > > The security level was put to 'high' during installation, > but I don't know > > at all to what extend I am protected against what. But I am > online during > > many hours a day and I guess hat this makes security more and more > > important. > > I delved through many internet pages dealing with firewall > and security > > information but they very often deal with setting up a firewall for > > computer on a network. > > > > Does anyone know where to find information about > configuring security on a > > single PC? > > > > Ed Vaessen > > > > This is a good place to start. > http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/docs/msec.php > http://www.mandrakelinux.com/en/doc/90c/en/Server_Conf_Guide.h > tml/security.html > > For a desktop system 'High' is probably too high a security > level. You will > find the system will not let you do what appears to be > innocent things. > If you are coming from the Windows world 'Standard' security > is already much > higher than you had before. > > derek > -- > ---------------------------------- > www.jennings.homelinux.net > > Disclaimer ************************************************************************ Aan dit bericht kunnen geen rechten worden ontleend. Dit bericht is uitsluitend bestemd voor de geadresseerde. Als u dit bericht per abuis hebt ontvangen, wordt u verzocht het te vernietigen en de afzender te informeren. Wij adviseren u om bij twijfel over de juistheid of de volledigheid van de mail contact met afzender op te nemen. ************************************************************************
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