On Sat, August 29, 2015 2:26 pm, Reco wrote: >> 9999 is the port used by the approx server. Months ago I had to >> install Debian on a system in another location which had a substandard >> DSL connection. And whenever I do a Debian netinst, I always use >> approx, "just in case". So that is why I installed approx on the laptop. > > Oh. Then it's definitely should be shielded with iptables. Unless, of > course, you plan to provide Debian packages to anyone on your LAN.
It would be nice to have approx running and configured on a laptop, in case that I again have need to install Debian outside of my own LAN. But that is not very likely. For installations -- and for updates to machines within the LAN -- I have been running approx on a desktop machine. So I would be willing to uninstall approx on the laptop, if you so advise. Then, again, this is my first encounter with iptables, and I am finding this thread interesting. RLH
