On Thu, 2004-04-22 at 19:59, Matthew Miller wrote: > > desktop, that probably means everything is closed. If someone starts a > > service, the initscript or whatever can open the port. If you don't want a > > port open, stop the service. > > In that case, why even _have_ a firewall? If nothing's listening on a port, > it's not like anyone can connect to it. but then... if a service is to be made available, you can't have the firewall turned on for that port, so why have the service if the firewall will just prevent it from functioning? - jck -- "We act as though comfort and luxury were the chief requirements of life, when all that we need to make us happy is something to be enthusiastic about." -- Albert Einstein
