Ok I got Ubuntu up and running.

What is a good easy to use Firewall for it?

 

Ubuntu already has a built-in firewall called iptables, but if you want to easily configure the rules to your preference, install from the repository the gui for it, Firestarter.

some instructions here

 

Is IPtables turned on my default?

 

Firestarter is no longer maintained and have some issues which wont be fixed. The recommended manager for IPtables is ufw, and if you want to add a gui to it, use Gufw.

/C.

 

It sure is and its default settings are at least decent. Also, you have little to worry about Linux getting hacked; it's not the target Windows is. Just make sure you update the repositories and install the latest patches for Ubuntu.

When did this happen? How about bulldog as a gui. Will it work in Ubuntu?

 

I installed the 208 updates for it.

 

The latest version of FS is four years old without patching the issues, so... Never used bulldog but ufw is a very simple manager.

@cheater87: The ports are closed by default, but if you want to use ufw you have to enable it and create a default-deny rule:

sudo ufw enable

ufw default deny

/C.

 

There is always gufw

http://gufw.tuxfamily.org/index.html

Think it's in the repos, otherwise there is always getdeb.net, or if you want it even easier try linuxmint that has it implimented by default.

 

sudo ufw status

will confirm that the firewall is active.

 

To the best of my memory, the iptables is not running by default in Ubuntu, which is no issue, since the default Ubuntu has no open ports.

But if you use a frontend, like the mentioned choices, they will activate the firewall service and manage it for you, in a rather friendly fashion.

Mrk

 

For a little more info you can also use sudo iptables -nL

 

Fresh install of 8.10 had to check and to be sure but Mr.K is right.

Code:

dan@Kaput:~$ sudo ufw status
Status: not loaded

 

You can install UFW GUI or Firestarter from the repos, for Firestarter, the medibuntu repos have to be added.

 

I don't think this is necessary. ufw is rather easy to configure - see this site. Basically you'll need only 2 lines:

sudo ufw enable

and

sudo ufw default deny

Adding rules is also rather straightforward.

 

I have Firestarter installed and a bit confused on how to set it up with installing.

 

Perhaps this site helps.

 

Thanks for the link but I'm still having trouble with the set up of it.

 

Why don't you tell these people the trouble you're having. Be as graphic and detailed as possible.

 

At network device set up I choose wireless and I don't know if I should check IP address assigned or not, next is internet connection sharing and I put in wireless again because that is what I have. Only Wireless to this laptop. It says I can't pick both so I'm confused on which to do I don't want to mess it up.

 

Just do the simple thing, Cheater, and turn on ufw. I've been using it since Hardy and no problems.

 

How do I turn that on I can't find it?

 

http://slayachronicles.blogspot.com/2008/06/ubuntu-ufw.html

Acadia

 

WOT blocked the site for having 3 yellow warnings.

 

I have WOT and got no warnings. Green to go.

 

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuFirewall

sudo ufw enable
sudo ufw default deny

and perhaps

sudo ufw logging on