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ace2005

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Posted: Mar. 24 2005,22:55

I'm new to Linux and DSL, but I am learning fast how to use it.
I was wondering what's available to use as a firewall & Antivirus application for DSL.

I appreciate DSL since I have just fixed my Sound, Video & Wireless Network card problems. This O/S works better than M.S.Windows.

cbagger01

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Posted: Mar. 25 2005,06:20

There is a firewall extension in the MyDSL repository called rc.firewall and iptables:

http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/distributions/damnsmall/mydsl/net/

It is possible to install an antivirus program but at this time it is unneccesary due to the lack of Linux-based viruses. DSL is naturally immune to MS Windows viruses.

Grim

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Posted: Mar. 27 2005,18:47

http://www.linuxmafia.com/~rick/faq/index.php?page=virus#virus

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The problem with answering this question is that those asking it know only OSes where viruses, trojan-horse programs, worms, nasty Javascripts, ActiveX controls with destructive payloads, and ordinary misbehaved applications are a constant threat to their computing. Therefore, they refuse to believe Linux could be different, no matter what they hear.

And yet it is.

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No good deed goes unpunished...

AwPhuch

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Posted: Mar. 28 2005,22:35

Quote (cbagger01 @ Mar. 25 2005,01:20)

There is a firewall extension in the MyDSL repository called rc.firewall and iptables:

http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/distributions/damnsmall/mydsl/net/

It is possible to install an antivirus program but at this time it is unneccesary due to the lack of Linux-based viruses. DSL is naturally immune to MS Windows viruses.

There are a few viruses and rootkits that are floating around on linux...it might be a good idea to have something "just in case"

fprot does have a RPM and deb type package already built
http://www.f-prot.com/download/home_user/download_fplinux.html

***for personal use only***

Brian
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http://www.frappr.com/dsl <-- Where do you use DSL?
http://www.smoothwall.org <-- Ultimate firewall for the world!
http://boinc.mundayweb.com/one/stats.php/userID:6107 <--My BOINC stats!
./S99LinuxRevolution start

ke4nt1

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Posted: Mar. 29 2005,02:09

Awesome article, Grim..

Thanks for sharing..

With DSL having few ports visible by default , (68 - dhcpclient - closed )
and for the 'most' part, a read-only filesystem, made temporarily writable,
I hope folks can rest assured that without self-running some unknown exec,
DSL is a fairly safe way to explore the internet, email and chat environments.

73
ke4nt

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