On Thu, 2005-01-06 at 20:11, Joaquin Menchaca wrote:
Örn Einar Hansen wrote:
For my network, due to my Linksys problems with Wi-Fi security, I avoid opening up any computer, as unknown neighbors can have fun. So, all of my computers (about a half-score of them) are firewalled, in addition to the main firewall. I'm now setting up a permiter network and a private
Excuse me, But if you set up a general firewall between your network and the bad bad world outside (which is good common practice), why setting up a firelwall on other (local) nodes? Either you trust your main firewall, ot you should do something about it.... Behind your firewall: don't you trust the users behind it? Wifi should be MAC-selected.(configured in your wifi-modem) (or it should be outside your trusted area) What's the point in having each and individual node having its own firewall???? If you find a number of untrust-worthy ip-addresses, your local dns/ip-table should deal with it. Not?? Hans.