Re: [SLE] Security, was Duelling SAMBAs

Hans Witvliet wrote:

What's the point in having each and individual node having its own firewall????

If the main firewall is compromised, your machines won't be immediately compromised since they have their own firewalls. It's redundant but it does provide security in layers. My own computers have individual firewalls to protect them from my *roommates* who don't know squat about sercurity for their systems and frequently have troubles with spyware and viruses. Ideally, I should put my computers on a different subnet to provide more protection. Christopher Reimer