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Title: How secure is the installed firewall?
Post by: Searchernow on November 18, 2018, 11:40:55 AM

Is there any need to close private files when going online? Just how secure is the LL installed firewall?

Title: Re: How secure is the installed firewall?
Post by: Jerry on November 18, 2018, 11:41:25 PM

The Firewall GUFW is a frontend for iptables. https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/iptables

Title: Re: How secure is the installed firewall?
Post by: Searchernow on November 19, 2018, 06:31:02 AM

Thanks Jerry,

had a quick look at that, not sure if I'm any wiser yet, but I don't suppose it's meant to be simple. If I ever get to retire I'll look deeper into all this, meantime I think I'll just close any private files before going online.