Or a free firewall at www.freesco.org On Sat, 2004-07-24 at 10:56, Edwin Dicker wrote: > > Hi, > > > > Just like Scot says..you should buy a hardware router ..most of them have > > firewall capabilities built-in. > > > > Also, go to: > > > > https://grc.com/x/ne.dll?bh0bkyd2 > > > > and see how safe you are. This site will scan common ports (or all if you > > want) and you'll see how exposed you are. I highly recommend it. > > Of course I agree with you all, except for the fact that a HW firewall > should be any better than a well setup linux box. > My system has been setup quite well I believe and has only ssh and http > open. By using well thought of passwords I feel that my system has enough > protection to keep anyone off the system who doesnt belong there. > The only thing where I was curious about was that the two attempts used > exactly the same names : guest and test, and therefore I was suspecting ( > like Scott mentioned ) a kiddie with some code. > Anyway... I'm glad that I posted it and found not to be the only one > 'bothered' from that IP. > > Cheers > Edwin > >
