Mohammad K. to Linux@lemmy.ml • 9 months agoDo you need to have a firewall on a linux desktop?message-square86fedilinkarrow-up1102arrow-down15file-text
arrow-up197arrow-down1message-squareDo you need to have a firewall on a linux desktop?Mohammad K. to Linux@lemmy.ml • 9 months agomessage-square86fedilinkfile-text
Hi. I wanted to know if it’s needed to install a firewall on a linux desktop/laptop. Why yes or why no?
minus-squareNaNlinkEnglish8•9 months agoIs syncthing listening on all addresses, or only loopback? A firewall would block it, sure, but that would also be bad design.
minus-square@cameron@lemmy.plaseo.orglinkfedilinkEnglish3•9 months agoSyncthing only listens on loopback by default unless you modify the config.
Is syncthing listening on all addresses, or only loopback? A firewall would block it, sure, but that would also be bad design.
Syncthing only listens on loopback by default unless you modify the config.