Re: Firewalls

From: Walter Mautner (nextnews.15.eatallspam_at_spamgourmet.com)
Date: 12/30/03

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    lurch wrote:

    > Walter Mautner <nextnews.15.eatallspam@spamgourmet.com> wrote in message
    ...
    >> For "filesharing across the i-net" there is nothing but ssl/sftp. You
    >> will be able to access your box via putty from any windows pc as long as
    >> it has a static ip or registers with dyndns, but take care of keyloggers
    >> when you use a "untrusted" pc somewhere.
    >
    > That's all looking fairly straight forward so far, I think it might
    > even be a job to do before the new year! "old" means an early pentium
    > of some variety, i believe it to be P1 150 or thereabouts.

    Oh no, take into concern you are a newbie and must therefore first learn
    about the basics (networking, hardware, installing and maintaining a linux
    distribution) just to be able to ask useful questions. Though most
    distributions have a shiny/clicky interface nowadays, you will have to go
    to the evil command console, learn about the unix editor vi(m) so you can
    help yourself without a working GUI. With a box like you told, and probably
    really low on memory, you won't be able to start that shiny GUI first time.
    Consider a few weeks (if you can spend that time on vacation, otherwise
    count months). Be happy :). 

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