Q. I am learning about Linux because Im thinking of changing my OS to Linux and trying to find out some pros and cons. I sometimes stream film from sites or watch you tube and Im wondering if Linux will interfere with this.
A. Linux won't really need a firewall. I run a number of Linux machines without any security software and they're fine. Linux is a lot more secure than Windows (Or Mac OS, for that matter), and because it's not used as widely, less viruses are produced for it.
The only issue you might have is that Flash isn't very well supported in Linux - you won't get very good frame rates in full screen, high quality video. Still, if your computer's powerful enough, it should be fine.
Linux is a fantastic platform, which is rapidly becoming more and more user friendly. I urge you to try out Ubuntu, from http://www.ubuntu.com. From there, you can create a Live CD, so you can test Ubuntu without installing it!
The only issue you might have is that Flash isn't very well supported in Linux - you won't get very good frame rates in full screen, high quality video. Still, if your computer's powerful enough, it should be fine.
Linux is a fantastic platform, which is rapidly becoming more and more user friendly. I urge you to try out Ubuntu, from http://www.ubuntu.com. From there, you can create a Live CD, so you can test Ubuntu without installing it!
Should http traffic be blocked to enable non transparent proxy?
Q. Hello everyone,
I would like to know if HTTP traffic should be blocked on Linux based firewalls to enable non transparent proxy (ie automatic redirection to a login page when a user tries to open any webpage).
Thanks...
P.S:The firewall I'm using is ENDIAN firewall.
I would like to know if HTTP traffic should be blocked on Linux based firewalls to enable non transparent proxy (ie automatic redirection to a login page when a user tries to open any webpage).
Thanks...
P.S:The firewall I'm using is ENDIAN firewall.
A. I think you're more interested in port forwarding than blocking in this case.
Say if I've got squid running on my firewall box and it's accepting connections on port 8080, Web browsers are still going to send requests off to port 80 for HTTP and port 443 for HTTPS requests. It's just the way they work (unless you override it with the :portno at the end of the domain name).
It's the firewalls job to redirect port 80 requests to port 8080 where the proxy is listening and then the proxy can handle the request on behalf of all the hosts you've got on your LAN.
Say if I've got squid running on my firewall box and it's accepting connections on port 8080, Web browsers are still going to send requests off to port 80 for HTTP and port 443 for HTTPS requests. It's just the way they work (unless you override it with the :portno at the end of the domain name).
It's the firewalls job to redirect port 80 requests to port 8080 where the proxy is listening and then the proxy can handle the request on behalf of all the hosts you've got on your LAN.
How is Windows Antifirewall System Is Different From Linux Firewall System ?
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A. im sorry to answer this way. but i don't think windows firewall do nothing at all ...i don't use linux so the Other i don't know. but one thing is for certain the comodo firewall is the best and it is free just give it a try.
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