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Firewall settings - where are these located in LL 2.0? - m654321 - 09-09-2014
I've been hit by malware (partner18mydomainadvisor), which has prompted me to check if the firewall is switched on, but after a search on LL2 I was unable to find it. Where is it and how can I switch it on and it will stay on upon reboot.
Many thanks for any help.
Regards
Mike
Re: Firewall settings - where are these located in LL 2.0? - Scott(0) - 09-09-2014
Hi m654321,
The firewall is built into the kernel, please see this topic.
https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/index.php?topic=37.msg195#msg195
Re: Firewall settings - where are these located in LL 2.0? - Valtam - 09-10-2014
Also remember that most routers these days have a firewall built in, based off linux. Software and hardware firewalls are generally only needed in servers and datacenters.
Re: Firewall settings - where are these located in LL 2.0? - m654321 - 09-11-2014
I've understood then from you that I don't need to bother switching the firewall on a a personal laptop user. That make's things easier!
I thought it would have added an extra layer of protection against any potential attacks by malware or viruses as in MS Windows?
Mike