Mohammad K.@discuss.tchncs.de to Linux@lemmy.ml · 11 months agoDo you need to have a firewall on a linux desktop?message-squaremessage-square44fedilinkarrow-up157arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up156arrow-down1message-squareDo you need to have a firewall on a linux desktop?Mohammad K.@discuss.tchncs.de to Linux@lemmy.ml · 11 months agomessage-square44fedilinkfile-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-squareNaN@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·11 months agoIs syncthing listening on all addresses, or only loopback? A firewall would block it, sure, but that would also be bad design.
minus-squarecameron@lemmy.plaseo.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·11 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.