I would never suggest only *one* tool.
But that is besides the point. Learning iptables
is much more *fundamental* than user-land tools.
When you understand what is going on at the packet
level, then, and only then, does it make sense
to deploy higher-level tools. If you don't have
your firewall properly configured, you are going
to be looking at all kinds of crap with other
tools, which may lead to confusion and mis-configuration problems, actually opening up
your network to security exploits.
True, many people learn on QWERTY, but
not many *had* to!
I'll age myself here and point out that
I first tried to learn to type on a
manual typewriter.
Later, the computer keyboard was invented.
Now I 'touch type' but not in the historical sense. I can type very fast, but only because
I can hit the backspace key quickly. Only my
fingers know the location of the specific keys.
I could not draw you a keyboard layout from memory,
except for parts like 'QWERTY'.
Changing the keyboard layout would cause my
fingers to rtow rgw qeibf arydd.
Re:Why you gottat go and do a stupid thing like th
on
SCO DOS'ed
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How do you know that they didn't create
the DDOS attack themselves?
If not SCO, perhaps you can think of
another organization that would like
to discredit Linux.
Slashdot Mirror
QED, since you are one.
From the perspective of another SpaceLifeForm.
Yeah, I hear they're hard to find.
technicality == timezone.
Should be 'Informative'. Not 'Funny'.
For example, Windows.
Alzheimers
or
High blood pressure?
1. Formulate predictable study
2. Make stats fit predictions
3. Profit!!!
Of course, that would require standing up to Microsoft, which apparently the OEMS don't have the balls to do.
The story will be available on /. next week.
I agree. Time to eliminate taxes.
$750,000,000.00 is a lot of coincidence.
and use this GPL software:
http://lartc.org/wondershaper/.
BTW, pc per person make sense,
since it does stand for 'Personal Computer'.
Every day, I'm more convinced that MS put SCO up to this bullshit lawsuit.
I would never suggest only *one* tool.
But that is besides the point. Learning iptables is much more *fundamental* than user-land tools. When you understand what is going on at the packet level, then, and only then, does it make sense to deploy higher-level tools. If you don't have your firewall properly configured, you are going to be looking at all kinds of crap with other tools, which may lead to confusion and mis-configuration problems, actually opening up your network to security exploits.
If you *DON'T* understand iptables, IMHO, you are *fsck-ed*!
Set up your own Linux firewall with iptables and create your own rules.
Err, make that
3. More Profit!!!
Sincerely,
Bill
If you want to drive away people quickly, just load the homepage up with graphics.
When that occurs, most people will finally wakeup and realize that Microsoft OSes are not secure.
But the world won't be useless, just heavily inconvenienced. The Internet will survive, and response times for non-Windows users will be excellent!!!
So SCO sold one this quarter?
I'll age myself here and point out that I first tried to learn to type on a manual typewriter.
Later, the computer keyboard was invented.
Now I 'touch type' but not in the historical sense. I can type very fast, but only because I can hit the backspace key quickly. Only my fingers know the location of the specific keys. I could not draw you a keyboard layout from memory, except for parts like 'QWERTY'.
Changing the keyboard layout would cause my fingers to rtow rgw qeibf arydd.
If not SCO, perhaps you can think of another organization that would like to discredit Linux.
Windows users should feel right at home.
They are learning that a 'patch' may also contain news holes, spyware, and possibly break their existing apps.
If it ain't broke, don't fix it.