[NTLUG:Discuss] FC3 Annoyances

[Terry]

On 5/13/05, John K. Taber <jktaber at charter.net> wrote:
> On Fri, 2005-05-13 at 16:03 -0500, Joe Martin wrote:
> > On Fri, 2005-05-13 at 15:24 -0500, Ralph Green, Jr. wrote:
> > > Howdy,
> > >   What do you use as a firewall?  I use IPCOP.  It can act as a time
> > > server wih just a few minutes setup.  I have mine synchronize to stratum
> > > 2 time servers every three days and then I can synchronize to my machine
> > > with no waiting since it is local.
> > > Good luck,
> > > Ralph
> > >
> > I use Lokkit on my Fedora 3 , works great for my needs.
> > Joe
> > > On Fri, 2005-05-13 at 11:45 -0500, John K. Taber wrote:
> > > > Startup is now slowed by waiting for the ntp response, but at least the
> > > > time shown on the logon screen and the time shown on the GNOME panel
> > > > agree.
> 
> Good suggestions! Now I guess I learn about Linux firewalls.
> 
> I'm presently using my router as a firewall. It allows only my three
> MACs to connect, but I'm not sure how good that is.
> 
> boot speed has improved for some reason.
> 
> John
> 

Firewall:
ipcop is good and easy to install / use