Re: Linux LiveCD printer_scanner_firewall support

de Richard Steven Hack 01/20/2007 04:52

On Sat, 13 Jan 2007 23:58:41 +0000, Achim Nolcken Lohse wrote:

> None of these distros could detect the scanner, although all were able
> to detect and install the printer (PCLOS couldn't manage a test print
> though). According to Yast2 on Suse, there is not a single Brother
> Scanner with Linux support.

Multifunction devices are ALWAYS hard to detect by their nature. This has
been true for years and will likely remain so unless the manufacturers
supply specific driver support for Linux.

> I next tried the Internet browsers, and found all three distros would
> let the user go online without giving any firewall protection. In
> fact, in SUSE, Firefox and Epiphany went online automatically when
> opened.

SUSE Linux 10.1 has the firewall enabled by default with SSH access
blocked - which basically means everything but outgoing is blocked. Nobody
blocks outbound browser access by default.

> Finding the Firewalls proved difficult in Suse (I finally found it
> under Yast/security)

Gee! I wonder where I would have looked!

> and impossible in Fedora.

In Fedora Core 6 on install, after the License Agreement, you see the
Firewall screen. The firewall is enabled by default and
permits only SSH.

To change firewall settings, choose System → Administration →
Security Level and Firewall. Hard to find?

You're clueless.

You've been ranting about Linux for the LAST FIVE YEARS THAT I KNOW OF.
You have endless hardware problems with oddball hardware that nobody else
on the planet uses. '

You're a TROLL. Period.

> It appears that Linux is still far from being convenient or safe for
> the average PC user.

Utterly clueless.