| Jim Bowering 2004-10-28, 8:45 pm |
| Camilo Rostoker wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I got it working, thanks. The problem was that I had created a
> "/etc/resolve.conf" file instead of "/etc/resolv.conf" file...Silly
> me...The funny thing is that I was searching for help using
> "/etc/resolve.conf" and found that there are MANY references to this
> file...Do other versions of Linux use this alternate version, or is
> there just a large group of mistaken Linux newbies?
>
> Also, I have one final question. Now that I have my new Debian
> installation, or there a good source for a Security HOWTO, or a "10
> essential steps to securing your Linux system", etc? I did a search but
> there are tons of webpages with the info its hard to know which ones are
> correct and which ones are bogus.
>
> Thanks for the tips,
> Camilo
>
I checked /etc/resolve.conf on Google. A lot of the hits seem to be about
the file being "missing." hmm
There are HowTos at http://www.tldp.org for security, but I'd recommend
doing apt-get install firestarter. Run firestarter as root and go through
the wizard. I find it the simplest and quickest way to put up a firewall.
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