[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: >>> I'd be glad to hear what people think about these tools and >>> practices what else can I do to protect >>>my home machine (which is connected 24/7 through ADSL). >>> >> >>If you can afford it, a second box to act purely as a firewall / router >>(preferably transparent) is an *excellent* idea. It won't necessarily stop >>the rodents, but it'll certainly slow 'em down a lot. >> >> > That's what I was wondering about too - a dedicated firewall box > should also make it possible to install > the absolute minimum on the dedicated firewall, making it yet harder > for an attacker to find useful tools > there, easier to re-install (e.g. boot from a CD-ROM?). There are > numerous firewall distributions for > this purpose.
If you're talking about adding a dedicated firewall to protecting one home pc/ip which is capable of being locked down itself (which is how I'm reading it), I think it's a bit obsessive. Lock down your home pc with iptables and other sensible measures. What security are you buying with a dedicated firewall for one home pc, anyway? -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
