[olug] network and security

[Jay Swackhamer]

You should set you firewall to block incoming ports. Which tool does
mandrake use for firewall setup?

First things to check, if you have not already.

(As root)

Do you have a valid IP address? Static or DHCP?

# ifconfig eth0

Are you setup to resolv named address's?

# cat /etc/resolv.conf

Is this machine on a network with other machines? Can you ping them?
i.e.
# ping 192.168.0.143

Is your default gateway set?

# netstat -r

Can you ping the gateway?

# ping 192.168.0.1

Can you ping past the gateway?

# ping www.reboottheuser.com




> I have just reinstalled Mandrake 9.1.  I had a terrible time figuring out
> what
> was wrong with the internet connection.  Everything I saw was that I
> should
> be able to connect but I could not.  I had the security set on Standard.
> I
> thought this was ok but it seems not.
> In Mandrake control panel I had to set the firewall to Everything-no
> firewall.
>
> I'm unprotected.  So can anyone tell me how to set the security to be
> secure
> and able to connect to the internet?
>
> I'm using Kmail,  Konqueror and Xchat.
>
> Thanks,
> Nate
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