On Thu, Oct 19, 2006 at 09:38:32AM +, Michael Fothergill wrote:
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> What I would say is that there is never a precise one to one match between
> what is in a manual and what you need to do to use a piece of software.
If you can't do it without the software you won't be able to with the
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From: "P. Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Subject: Re: firewalls and installation stuff
Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2006 18:12:58 -0700
Andrew Sackville-West wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 18, 2006 at 03:37:19PM -0700, P. Johnson wrote:
>> An
Andrew Sackville-West wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 18, 2006 at 03:37:19PM -0700, P. Johnson wrote:
>> Andrew Sackville-West wrote:
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>> > On Wed, Oct 18, 2006 at 08:08:33AM -0700, Andrew Sackville-West wrote:
>> >>
>> >> And don't take this personally, but as a piece of friendly
>> > [...]
>> >
>> >>
On Wed, Oct 18, 2006 at 03:37:19PM -0700, P. Johnson wrote:
> Andrew Sackville-West wrote:
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> > On Wed, Oct 18, 2006 at 08:08:33AM -0700, Andrew Sackville-West wrote:
> >>
> >> And don't take this personally, but as a piece of friendly
> > [...]
> >
> >> http://catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-question
"Michael Fothergill" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Would that have been enough to include and fire up some kind of
> firewall or do I need to install that separately?
>
> If so what firewall would you recommend and what aptitude command will
> fetch me it?
>
> How do I know that the firewall is on
Michael Fothergill wrote:
> I also have a broadband connection and the 15 CD set of official Sarge
> stuff.
Overkill. If you have a broadband connection, for the sake of your time
(wasted by downloading more data than you have to and burning CDs you won't
need) the Debian mirrors (bandwidth) and
Andrew Sackville-West wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 18, 2006 at 08:08:33AM -0700, Andrew Sackville-West wrote:
>>
>> And don't take this personally, but as a piece of friendly
> [...]
>
>> http://catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>>
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> I hope that didn't come across as harsh as it now looks to m
On Wed, 2006-10-18 at 12:21 +, Michael Fothergill wrote:
> Would that have been enough to include and fire up some kind of firewall or
> do I need to install that separately?
>
> If so what firewall would you recommend and what aptitude command will fetch
> me it?
>
> How do I know that the
On Wed, Oct 18, 2006 at 04:26:41PM +, Michael Fothergill wrote:
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>
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> >From: Andrew Sackville-West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
> >Subject: Re: firewalls and installation stuff
> >Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2006 08:43:05 -07
From: Andrew Sackville-West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Subject: Re: firewalls and installation stuff
Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2006 08:43:05 -0700
On Wed, Oct 18, 2006 at 08:08:33AM -0700, Andrew Sackville-West wrote:
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> And don't take this personall
On Wed, 2006-10-18 at 12:21 +, Michael Fothergill wrote:
> Dear Debian folks,
>
> [...]
> The broadband connection and my browser work fine.
>
> Would that have been enough to include and fire up some kind of firewall or
> do I need to install that separately?
>
> If so what firewall woul
On Wed, Oct 18, 2006 at 08:08:33AM -0700, Andrew Sackville-West wrote:
>
> And don't take this personally, but as a piece of friendly
[...]
> http://catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>
I hope that didn't come across as harsh as it now looks to me.
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On Wed, Oct 18, 2006 at 12:21:40PM +, Michael Fothergill wrote:
> Dear Debian folks,
[...]
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> Would that have been enough to include and fire up some kind of firewall or
> do I need to install that separately?
>
linux has a built in "firewall" in the kernel. commonly called
Netfilter and i
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