On Mon, 6 May 2002, Glen Lee Edwards wrote: > Pieter De Wit writes: > >Hello Original Poster, > > > >Sorry I joined the thread late, but why don't you firewall the box(es) using > >ipchains or iptables ? > > I haven't done that for several reasons: > > 1) If the firewall box goes down, the entire system goes down. > > 2) I had a leased server that was behind a firewall. It frequently was a pain > to deal with. > > 3) Until recently I haven't needed to. > > 4) Putting in a firewall doesn't guarantee that you won't be hacked. The first > time I was hacked the box in question was behind a firewall. The jerk was still > able to gain root access. > > 5) Having a tight firewall is like living in a fenced in yard. No one can get > in, but you can't get out. I have no desire to live on an island. > > Glen
With all due respect you sir are an idiot and a hazard to the rest of the community. After being hacked three separate times I would've thought that you would agree that you need more security. However, you continue to spout the above dribble to those trying to help you. Unfortunately, in your pursuit of ignorance you're providing an easy target for the hackers and your box will be used to cover attacks against the rest of us. Do everyone a favour and just sell your PC. Gerry -- "The lyfe so short, the craft so long to learne" Chaucer _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
