Are newbies running a firewall?

[Chris Maaskant]

Mike Teehan schreef:
> On Sunday 06 May 2007 01:29:32 pm Chris Maaskant wrote:
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>> So are newbies running a firewall,and how insecure is this?
>>
>> Chris Maaskant.
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>
> If you are running Kubuntu behind some sort of NAT device, then you probably 
> don't need a software firewall at all when the hardware (router) is already 
> providing one.  Generally speaking, most Linux distros ship with a minimum of 
> services enabled by default.
>
> Firewalls are a good idea on servers with real live internet IPs, but for most 
> other home-type uses, I don't really see them doing much good.  Unless your 
> distro of choice ships with file sharing enabled...
>   
What do you mean with a real live ip?
A static ip?
There are providers that give static ip's, mine is changed every 6 
months or so.

Anyway, i do like to be invisible from the net.
I don't feel the need to provoke a hacker.

Chris Maaskant.