[ubuntu-uk] Another reason to use Linux ?

[Alan Pope]

Hi Pete,

On Sat, 2007-08-11 at 00:39 +0100, Pete Stean wrote:
> You already have a firewall (but if you're behind a router with
> stealthed ports it's not really necessary to have a software firewall
> - not even in windows) installed by default
> 

Well, if you have a desktop that sits on one LAN all day then I'd agree
with you to some extent. 

However both my main machines are laptops and they roam around many LANs
other than my home one, so in that case a configuring the software
firewall might be a good idea.

Cheers,
Al.
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