Well, I got the new box running, I guess officially it would be called a "router" and/or a "masquerader", and a Samba File Server.
So, anyways, I'm at my workstation (if a train stops at... ) and I decide to check my new install for "security", so I check a couple of those "I'll check your firewall for free" sites, and of course, since it's Slack 11, it's invulnerable. Well, one reported port
80 open, but sheesh! Of course port 80 is open! That's where my website is!
Anyway, the latest one I checked had the cutest little warning message: ----------------------------------- Greetings! Without your knowledge or explicit permission, the Windows networking technology which connects your computer to the Internet may be offering some or all of your computer's data to the entire world at this very moment! -----------------------------------
Well, Heh! I don't _HAVE_ a Windows networking technonogy which connects my computer to the internet. I have a Slackware system. Bwahahaha!
Cheers! Rich