Richard Ibbotson <richard [at] sheflug.co.uk> writes: > Cut the Samba any other thought of your gateway as a server. You are > helping the hacker/cracker to get into your systems. Remember to use > iptables or ipchains. Make sure you use all the latest updates. If the internet and the local network are on different interfaces, and the firewall rules don't allow remote connections to the local network interface, and samba's just listening on the local interface, the additional risk might be small enough (depending on what you estimate the costs of a break in to be) to justify not shelling out for a second machine..... -- Eric E. Moore
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