[LINK] Microsoft Shores Up Windows Server Against Attacks March 31, 20

[Michael Still]

Howard Lowndes wrote:
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> Michael Still wrote:
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>> Antony Barry wrote:
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>>> The following text is abstracted from  
>>> http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml? 
>>> articleID=160400036
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>>> The new Windows server service pack, available on CD-ROM, as a 
>>> download  from Microsoft's Web site, or through Windows' automatic 
>>> update  feature, was designed to make systems less prone to attack 
>>> while  they're being set up on networks, says Jeff Price, a senior 
>>> director of  product management at Microsoft.
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>>> Chief among the updates are the ability for Windows servers equipped  
>>> with Service Pack 1 to turn on their firewalls as soon as they're  
>>> deployed, and to block inbound Internet traffic until Windows 
>>> downloads  Microsoft's latest security patches.
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>> What state is iptables in during the install process for a new Linux 
>> machine? I'd be surprised if it's turned on, given that would require 
>> explicit throbbing in the installers.
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> In Fedora Core, the answer is "Yes, it is turned on", and it is quite 
> simple to configure, assuming you know what the services are that it 
> refers to, and that same last comment goes for M$.

My question wasn't about configuration... What is the default state of 
iptables straight after that first init, without configuration?

Mikal

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