FIREWALL STUFF

[Alfred]

Hi:

If you are behind a Router, make sure that you use a password other than
the Default Password, because then you are in Grave Danger!

Yahoo had some articles in the Tech section of the news yesterday,
stating that there is a new way that machines can be hacked, especially
when they are on a Router, and using the default password!

Alfred!

On Wed, 2007-21-02 at 20:22 -0500, Maurice Murphy wrote:
> Many thanks, Jean-François. I have added a comment to an existing bug 
> report against Firestarter.
> 
> I have also tried gksudo instead of sudo. Unfortunately, all I get is 
> the first Gnome-Lokkit screen. As soon as I click the next button, the 
> screen disappears and nothing else happens. I will do some more research 
> to see if anyone else has this problem.
> 
> Please note that your namesake thinks that, without a firewall, I'm 
> exposing my machines to grave danger. I'm behind a router. Perhaps that 
> will help protect me?
> 
> Thanks again to both J-Fs. Maurice
> 
> Jean-François Gagnon Laporte wrote:
> > On 2/21/07, Maurice Murphy <m1625 at rogers.com> wrote:
> >   
> >> I first of all tried Firestarter that comes installed with the Edgy
> >> package.  Unfortunately it seems to have some sort of a bug.  It also
> >> gums up my home network.
> >>     
> >
> > You might want to search on Malone to see if you are not alone in this
> > if not it would be helpful if you could submit a bug report.
> >
> >   
> See here for more : https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ReportingBugs
> >   
> >> So I removed Firestarter using Synaptic and
> >> loaded Gnome-Lokkit.  My question is, how do I set this up?  I see no
> >> menu item.  When I try running it via alt-F2 (sudo gnome-lokkit) run, I
> >> sometimes get what looks like a gnome-lokkit screen.  If I click the
> >> Next button, the screen disappears and nothing else happens.
> >> Suggestions anyone please?  Many thanks, Maurice
> >>     
> >
> > You might want to look at
> > http://security.linux.com/article.pl?sid=06/06/26/1556259&tid=13&tid=35
> >
> > Moreover, when you want to run a gnome GUI app with elevated
> > privileges it is better to use "gksudo" instead of sudo. For an
> > explanation why see http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/graphicalsudo
> >
> >   
> >> PS Perhaps I don't even need a firewall?
> >>
> >>     
> > On my workstations, I personnaly don't but I audit my computers to see
> > which port is open and why. AFAIK, Ubuntu as a long standing policy of
> > a "no port opens by default" so you should be safe nevertheless.
> >
> > Hopes this helps,
> >
> > JF
> >
> >   
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> >>     
> >
> >   
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