On Wednesday 23 February 2005 14:54, Rosemary McGillicuddy wrote: > riccardo wrote: > >On Wednesday 23 February 2005 08:34 am, Rosemary McGillicuddy wrote: > >>Is it good for the computer to leave it on all the time? > > > >____________ > > > > ~ maybe, it is stopping & starting that puts most wear on PC > > > > . . . best leave puter on 24/7 > > > > [ sometimes have puter running for a month without a shutdown ] > > > > - just unplug the monitor power at night. > > > > ~ during spare-time perhaps you might like to do a bit of > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] , [EMAIL PROTECTED], or something like that? > > > >best rgds > >_______ > > I'm not keen to have computer connected to Internet for long periods as > I don't have a firewall or any other security set up yet in Mandrake. > Fine about leaving it on though.
Well it is only a few clicks in MandrakeControlCentre>Security>Firewall to turn the firewall on. But even without a firewall your Linux computer is remarkably safe compared to a Windows machine. I forget the web address, but sometime ago a security analysis site put a Mandrake computer with default settings on the web without a firewall, and invited all comers to try to crack it. It took over 6 months before anyone managed to find a way in. And before you ask, No you do not need any anti virus software in Linux. Effectively there are no Linux viruses. You are not going to get infected. The only time you need anti virus software is if you act as a mail server for Windows clients and want to protect Windows users from infection. derek -- www.jennings.homelinux.net http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org
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