Re: Need advice - firewall with DSL router
From: Leo (Bing) Whiteway (leowhiteway_at_yahoo.ca)
Date: 03/24/05
- Next message: Ashran: "Re: Setting up wireless itnernet connection"
- Previous message: johnny bobby bee: "Re: DNS issue"
- In reply to: Chris Wilkinson: "Need advice - firewall with DSL router"
- Next in thread: James Knott: "Re: Need advice - firewall with DSL router"
- Messages sorted by: [ date ] [ thread ] [ subject ] [ author ]
Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2005 00:49:45 GMT
Chris Wilkinson wrote:
> Hi there,
>
> I have installed a D-Link DSL 502T router at home, for our
> internet. My ISP uses PPPoE, which is handled by the router,
> while all traffic to/from the router is handled via DHCP
> on eth0. The firewalling in the router is active and setup
> so everything external is blocked unless instigated from the
> internal network...
>
> Do I need to setup a software firewall? (currently I've left
> firewalling off). I'm using SuSE 9.2 Pro...
>
I don't use any other firewall other than the one in my router; SMC-704VBR.
To check how well it works I used:
http://www.canyouseeme.org/
This shows that all my ports are closed. I think that is good enough.
-- Leo in Canada: They said "everyone uses microsoft" and so like the lemmings they marched into the sea. < running Linux >
- Next message: Ashran: "Re: Setting up wireless itnernet connection"
- Previous message: johnny bobby bee: "Re: DNS issue"
- In reply to: Chris Wilkinson: "Need advice - firewall with DSL router"
- Next in thread: James Knott: "Re: Need advice - firewall with DSL router"
- Messages sorted by: [ date ] [ thread ] [ subject ] [ author ]
Relevant Pages
|
