On 21 Jul 2001, Marshal Wong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >I run a laptop (PowerBook Prismo) and have a USB HP Printer attached >to it, which works, thanks to the great work at HP. (Too bad there are >no debs, but recompiling gs wasn't that hard.) > >I'm hardening my computer, since I have and ISDN connection which is >can be always on. I only have this computer, so there isn't really >any sense in running a firewall. I've gotten almost everything to >only listen to localhost TCP ports, except for lprng. (For some >reason, lpr doesn't work nicely with the printer.)
I can't help you with your lprng question, but a firewall actually makes sense even on a stand-alone workstation or laptop. You can filter in the input chain just like you'd do on a dedicated firewall host. -- Philipp Lehman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
