-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Saturday 25 August 2001 08:14 am, thus spake Michael D. Viron: > > >In this case, I just disable the firewall temporarily while > >I share the file or printer, then restart the firewall. > > That's ok if you are right there at the machine (or within a few minutes > of its location). However, if you are trying to remotely administer a > machine, that becomes less acceptable. > > Michael Sorry, Michael, but your comment does not really fit the context of this thread. He's got a home network, and so he obviously has direct (local) access to those machines. Besides, anyone who uses an Internet-accessible machine (that is to say, people on the Internet can access your machine) to also serve files on the local network has rocks in his head. Everything should be behind a dedicated firewall, plus the local machines should each have their own firewall as a backup, in case the dedicated firewall is cracked. And of course there must also be a good general security policy in place -- a firewall is only the first line of defense.... I could go on, but I will assume you already know what I am talking about. Dave - -- "Nihil tam munitum quod non expugnari pecunia possit." (No fortification is such that it cannot be subdued with money.) - - Marcus Tullius Cicero, 106-43 B.C. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE7iBovA68l26XsZUYRAqoYAJ9OTjhM+6zTTnNPMKGtzwDKrzLIQgCgl9Ht VYAuORJ7ulyIDyE4SKZvE+I= =XqvB -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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