11 Jul
2012
11 Jul
'12
12:58 p.m.
On 11/07/2012 2:48 PM, Russell Coker wrote:
If you use Windows (particularly the older versions) this is a problem.
Modern Linux distributions tend to have almost nothing listening for inbound connections by default so this shouldn't be an issue.
It's important to remain factual. All current desktop versions of Windows in use today (XP SP2+, Vista, Win 7) include the Windows Firewall, enabled by default, which filters all services unless you explicitly unblock them. [0]
Also note that the first time someone has problems with anything network related (p2p, multiplayer games), the first troubleshooting step is often to turn off the firewall, and if that fixes the problem it will remain off. James