Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2005 14:15:00 -0500 From: Paul Schmehl <pauls@utdallas.edu> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Firewall or not ... Message-ID: <A5335B2E6CB0DDB2579791E2@utd59514.utdallas.edu> In-Reply-To: <4331AF00.2010900@gish.demon.nl> References: <4331AF00.2010900@gish.demon.nl>
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--On Wednesday, September 21, 2005 21:05:36 +0200 Kiffin Gish <kiffin@gish.demon.nl> wrote: > I have installed FreeBSD 5.4 on my Dell Inspiron 8200 using WiFi to > access the Internet. > > My question is what are the pros and cons of running a firewall on my > client, e.g. is it really necessary. > > I mean it's not like I am running Windows and have to bloat it with all > McAfee, Zonealarm ad infinitum -- or do I? > That depends entirely on how you've set the box up. If you have services running that are binding to internet-addressable ports, then you *may* want to firewall them off to minimize attack possibilities. E.g. you're running ssh - so you restrict access to it through the firewall config to a limited number of allowed external hosts. Paul Schmehl (pauls@utdallas.edu) Adjunct Information Security Officer University of Texas at Dallas AVIEN Founding Member http://www.utdallas.edu/ir/security/
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