[buug] firewall.

[Evil MoFo]

every machine should have a firewall
since PCBSD is based off of FreeBSD, it is most likely secure enough for 
your needs ... but it couldnt hurt to have a firewall
I used ipfw when I started with FreeBSD and I found it easy enough to 
create firewall rules
since my starting to use OpenBSD I have used pf (which is in FreeBSD) 
but I would suggest against it for a beginner

seeing as PCBSD is geared toward the GUI user, I would imagine there is 
a firewall configuration tool available to aid in rule generation
in fact, I remember seeing one that generated pf (and other firewall) 
rules... I like my hand typed rules though


Indra Muliadi wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> 
> I use PCBSD as my home desktop OS. Should I setting up the firewall to 
> be more secure while surfing the Internet? I see IPF is not that easy 
> for beginner. Or PCBSD is already secure without me have to setting up 
> the firewall.
> 
> Thanks.
> Indra Muliadi