Re: lprng for a home computer
On 21 Jul 2001, Marshal Wong <a452640950@h9.dion.ne.jp> wrote:
>I run a laptop (PowerBook Prismo) and have a USB HP Printer attached
>to it, which works, thanks to the great work at HP. (Too bad there are
>no debs, but recompiling gs wasn't that hard.)
>
>I'm hardening my computer, since I have and ISDN connection which is
>can be always on. I only have this computer, so there isn't really
>any sense in running a firewall. I've gotten almost everything to
>only listen to localhost TCP ports, except for lprng. (For some
>reason, lpr doesn't work nicely with the printer.)
I can't help you with your lprng question, but a firewall actually
makes sense even on a stand-alone workstation or laptop. You can
filter in the input chain just like you'd do on a dedicated firewall
host.
--
Philipp Lehman <lehman@gmx.net>
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