fire wall ap

[Brian McKee]

On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 5:28 PM, Bill <pegasus at sc.rr.com> wrote:
> I am new to Ubuntu, is it advisable to use (firestarter firewall). I am
> aware that Linux does provide much greater security than windows.

Out of the box it is not required - that's why there isn't one.

If you want to do 'server' type things - even as simple as turn on
file sharing, then adding a firewall doesn't hurt.

There are several choices.  All of them are 'front ends' that
configure iptables.  Pick the one that works for you.  Firestarter,
guarddog, ucf, shorewall, etc etc etc

Brian