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08-21-2006, 08:00 AM
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Securing Internet Ports
Hello i installed squid and firestarter in my Ubuntu desktop which is our firewall. i would just wanna ask if there is any thing more that i can do to secure internet ports.
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08-21-2006, 10:21 AM
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Moved: This thread is more suitable in Linux Security and has been moved accordingly to help your thread/question get the exposure it deserves.
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08-22-2006, 03:49 AM
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Originally Posted by SBN
Hello i installed squid and firestarter in my Ubuntu desktop which is our firewall. i would just wanna ask if there is any thing more that i can do to secure internet ports.
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not really.. i mean, iptables (firestarer is a front-end to that) lets you do that without the need for anything else... all that would be left to do is to make sure the iptables configuration you are using is doing what you want it to do...
Last edited by win32sux; 08-22-2006 at 03:50 AM.
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