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Snort on Mandrake 9.0
From: "Vaessen, E.M.J. (Ed)" <E.M.J.Vaessen () MDI RWS MINVENW NL>
Date: Mon, 3 Feb 2003 16:35:57 +0100
Hello, I have installed mandrake 9.0 on a single home PC connected to the internet (ISP xs4all, the Netherlands) by ADSL. At times I may be connected to the internet for hours. The security setting (using msec) was set to "high". Furthermore I tried to set the firewall using the menu Mandrake provides for that but in that simple menu I could not let the firewall apply to any service (not even cups) without blocking the contact between my browser (Netscape 7.0) and the internet. It is not something I understand. As far as I can guess there is no firewall at all on my system. Out of curiosity I installed snort and the question is if this is a sensible thing to do in order to improve the protection of my system. I read somewhere that snort itself may be vulnerable without a firewall in between. As you may deduce from this I am a complete newbie in the field of security. Ed Vaessen Disclaimer ************************************************************************ Aan dit bericht kunnen geen rechten worden ontleend. Dit bericht is uitsluitend bestemd voor de geadresseerde. Als u dit bericht per abuis hebt ontvangen, wordt u verzocht het te vernietigen en de afzender te informeren. Wij adviseren u om bij twijfel over de juistheid of de volledigheid van de mail contact met afzender op te nemen. ************************************************************************ ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.NET email is sponsored by: SourceForge Enterprise Edition + IBM + LinuxWorld = Something 2 See! http://www.vasoftware.com _______________________________________________ Snort-users mailing list Snort-users () lists sourceforge net Go to this URL to change user options or unsubscribe: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/snort-users Snort-users list archive: http://www.geocrawler.com/redir-sf.php3?list=snort-users
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- Snort on Mandrake 9.0 Vaessen, E.M.J. (Ed) (Feb 03)
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- RE: Snort on Mandrake 9.0 Gonzalez, Albert (Feb 03)
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