help setup os's

tlarkin · 09-19-2007, 05:47 AM

well a firewall is as secure as the person that implements the firewall. If you have some uneducated bozo opening up all ports on your firewall and allowing all traffic in and out, then yeah, that could cause a problem or two.

PC eye · 09-19-2007, 06:16 AM

That's true! One thing I liked about the freeware known as Spyware Terminator was the mild form of prompting for anything new without hampering activities a typical firewall will see. It's caught a few things already when the old case was in use. But basically that does much the same with the allow or deny option seen in prompts.

tlarkin · 09-19-2007, 06:52 AM

PC eye

since you like to tinker you may want to check smooth wall, its a good way to turn a cheap PC into a Linux driver firewall

http://www.smoothwall.org/

PC eye · 09-19-2007, 07:30 AM

The problem with that it is directed at Linux and networking and not intended for Windows. The information was good on it however. At some time when additional and even larger drives are added here a few distros could benefit then.

wiwazevedo · 09-27-2007, 07:08 AM

lol well u guys lost me
thanks for the feedback
i got it working
i didnt use the gparted cd after all
i just booted off a fc7 cd and used the partition manager that came with it

PC eye · 09-27-2007, 07:02 PM

Very good! I wish Core 4 had that a few years ago. The newer releases are better equipped now.

09-19-2007, 06:16 AM	#12 (permalink)
PC eye Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Inside a pc Posts: 19,730	That's true! One thing I liked about the freeware known as Spyware Terminator was the mild form of prompting for anything new without hampering activities a typical firewall will see. It's caught a few things already when the old case was in use. But basically that does much the same with the allow or deny option seen in prompts. __________________ Turning the Tongue into a Device Controller http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/Sma...ory?id=5647175 Is EBay going out of the Auction Business? http://abcnews.go.com/Business/story?id=5626840&page=1

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PC eye Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Inside a pc Posts: 19,730	The problem with that it is directed at Linux and networking and not intended for Windows. The information was good on it however. At some time when additional and even larger drives are added here a few distros could benefit then. __________________ Turning the Tongue into a Device Controller http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/Sma...ory?id=5647175 Is EBay going out of the Auction Business? http://abcnews.go.com/Business/story?id=5626840&page=1

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PC eye Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Inside a pc Posts: 19,730	Very good! I wish Core 4 had that a few years ago. The newer releases are better equipped now. __________________ Turning the Tongue into a Device Controller http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/Sma...ory?id=5647175 Is EBay going out of the Auction Business? http://abcnews.go.com/Business/story?id=5626840&page=1

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09-19-2007, 05:47 AM	#11 (permalink)
tlarkin VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 6,258	well a firewall is as secure as the person that implements the firewall. If you have some uneducated bozo opening up all ports on your firewall and allowing all traffic in and out, then yeah, that could cause a problem or two.

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tlarkin VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 6,258	PC eye since you like to tinker you may want to check smooth wall, its a good way to turn a cheap PC into a Linux driver firewall http://www.smoothwall.org/

09-27-2007, 07:08 AM	#15 (permalink)
wiwazevedo Gold Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: CA Posts: 278	lol well u guys lost me thanks for the feedback i got it working i didnt use the gparted cd after all i just booted off a fc7 cd and used the partition manager that came with it