Francesca C Smith
2002-Apr-09 14:21 UTC
[Shorewall-users] Re: Parameterized Examples Withdrawn
Here''s my two cents worth .. Its my opinion that a firewall is a lot more than just Net-filter,Shorewall and Linux et all ... A firewall running properly on a misconfigured and opened up Linux box in my opinion is a dangerous thing more so cause of a false sense of security. Threats change daily folks and if you don''t know what is truly going on under the hood you wont be able to respond quickly. Vi and a term session runs most anywhere on minimal hardware if your pager goes off .. In my case the parameterized examples actually made a bigger mess on my system than me actually taking the time to understand the very powerful and complex Net-Filter architecture. Once I learned (Mostly from posting my troubles to this well moderated group) I would say im much better for it. I say a misconfigured firewall is like handing a baby a loaded M-16 to play with .. its not a good thing and a help to hackers not a real deterrent. Now how about that beer, Francesca C Smith Lady Linux Internet Services