Connecting to the Internet

[Sam Tygier]

connecting to the internet is very low risk on ubuntu. until you start running servers on you system you hardly need worry.

ubuntu has no open ports by default

if you are paranoid, you could set up the firewall. firestarter is a good tool for this.

sam

Asif Lodhi wrote:
> Hello fellow Ubuntu users,
> 
> I have just installed Ubuntu and want to know how I can connect to the
> Internet without jeopardizing the security of my system.  I have just
> installed 5.10 from one of the CDs I received from Ubuntu website.
> 
> Please help.
> 
> --
> 
> Asif
> 

	
	
		
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