On Wed, 2009-11-11 at 00:15 +0000, Jim Douglas wrote: > I just trashed Windows 7 and installed FC11 but before I connect to > the internet how best could I protect the machine? > > Is the firewall up and running by default effective? It's a home > machine but I plan on adding a web server. Yes, it's on by default. Use system-config-firewall to configure. > What is the best anti-virus? Why would you want an antivirus for a home machine? If you're running a mail server then OK, you can use Clam to protect your Windows users, but otherwise most people don't bother. There are supposed to be some Linux viruses out there (mainly as proof-of-concept I suspect), but I've never seen a single one in 15 years of daily use. As long as you use root privileges only for admin tasks, it's not something you need to worry about. Welcome to the New World :-) poc -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
