WashingtonPost computer security stories

Mon Aug 16 18:13:18 UTC 2004

Joe Johnson wrote:

> This was a great product, and the closest thing I have seen to a really
> easy Linux.  I picked up an Lindows box for a friend that didn't have
> much for a PC budget, and played with it for a little while.  It was
> really the only version I would ever consider replacing my Windows box
> with.
> 
> BTW, what versions of Linux does everyone consider the easiest?  I've
> tried a few I would try in certain places, but which do you all think is
> the easiest?
> 
> Joe Johnson
> 

I don't know about "easiest" but I have a soft spot in my heart (and 
probably my head) for Mandrake Linux.

On the spyware topic... it doesn't take spyware to take a connection 
down weirdly. I have one in the shop today that does connect - you can 
ping - but neither IE nor any other graphical app (it's WinXP Media 
Center Ed.) could see the internet connection.

Ended up being Norton Internet Security's firewall - it was installed, 
but shouldn't have been running. No icon in the taskbar.... but 
uninstalling it did the trick.

I've had similar experiences with Zonealarm in the past as well.

-- 
Jeff Shultz
Network Technician
Willamette Valley Internet