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Post by merchant42 on Aug 25, 2009 18:28:59 GMT
As you may know I have been dabbling with various distros of Linux and this is tha first time I have managed to get online
Either the distros are getting easier too use or im getting smarter ! (it's probably the former !)
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Post by mikkh on Aug 25, 2009 19:37:51 GMT
You shouldn't have difficulty with most distros, but it does depend on how you connect to the internet.
I'm on cable, and in over 7 years, I've never had a problem with getting online in at least 50 different distros. If you're on ADSL, five years ago you may have been struggling on quite on a few, but recent years have seen that situation improve beyond recognition.
Moving on to normal wireless, it can be a bit naughty with some distros even today, but the most popular distros have usually got it covered. The only one that should be hit and miss, is mobile type wireless involving one of those USB type dongles
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Post by merchant42 on Aug 25, 2009 19:52:09 GMT
Thats what ive got a 3 mobile dongle but at least its working.
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Post by elvisuk on Aug 26, 2009 0:16:16 GMT
I've never had a problem with cable useing Linux ;D
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Post by merchant42 on Aug 26, 2009 15:17:48 GMT
Just a couple of quick questions been playing around and am i right in thinking that anti virus and the firewall are allready there ?
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Post by mikkh on Aug 26, 2009 22:34:22 GMT
There's no anti-virus, because it's not needed. 99.99% of viruses attack Windows only, same for malware, spyware etc. The firewall is off by default
Check it's current status by using.....
ufw status
ufw = uncomplicated firewall
If it returns program not found, you'll need to install it with
sudo apt-get install ufw
Then you can enable or disable it with
ufw enable
and obviously change that to disable for the opposite.
The default is off, I assume, because the majority of Linux users already sit behind a hardware firewall (router)
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Post by mikkh on Aug 26, 2009 22:45:43 GMT
.... if you want a Windows type wizard to help you - use firestarter
sudo apt-get install firestarter
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Post by merchant42 on Aug 27, 2009 5:03:37 GMT
Thanks Mikh for the info I did find AVG for Linux but if its not needed i wont bother with it
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