[plug] Advantages of Linux-based firewalls?

[Leon Brooks]

James Bromberger wrote:

> New file sharing tool that has been developed. You fire up tool, and supply 
> it with an IP or a range of IP addresses. Connects to a windows machine and 
> examines all the shares on there, and then publishes the list of files and 
> the IP address to a newsgroup. 

> Easy solution is to disable it (remove shares, remove redundant protocols). 

...and all services, since there are similar tools available which run 
through MS-Proxy and/or IIS. At least.

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