On Thu, Dec 15, 2005 at 12:27:01PM +0000, kevin bailey wrote:
> 2. firewall
> not i'm not sure about the need for a firewall - i may need to access the
> server over ssh from anywhere. also, to run FTP doesn't the server need to
> be able to open up a varying number of ports.
There is a way around this. If you are really worried
about a mistake, use 'at' to turn the firewall off after
5 minutes. That way you can set up your test and if
you screwed up you only have to wait a few min before
it goes away. If it worked, you just kill the queued
at command line.
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