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Submitted by Achilles0101 on Wed, 05/01/2013 - 00:14

Should Trisquel add a firewall by default

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Wed, 05/01/2013 - 00:14
Achilles0101
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Since port 22(ssh), 445/139 (Samba) are listening on all interfaces and started up by default, shouldn't Trisquel add a firewall and turn it on by default? I know I can easily stop the services, but this is a security issue for new Linux users who just move from Windows to Linux. I know Ubuntu does not do it by default, but that does not mean Trisquel should do the same thing. Mind does have a firewall, but sadly it is not on by default.

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Wed, 05/01/2013 - 01:59
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atmancloud
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agreed.
Trisquel should turn it on.

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Wed, 05/01/2013 - 12:12
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Yes, agree. Would be helpful if the firewall was turned on by default.

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Wed, 05/01/2013 - 09:56
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lembas
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I personally think a far superior solution would be to remove such servers. Most of your 'average users' will never use them. And for power users their install should not prove an insurmountable challenge.

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