[Discuss] Trying to connect to internet in Debian

[Rich Pieri]

On Fri, 16 Jan 2026 15:52:08 -0800
Kent Borg <kentborg at borg.org> wrote:

> Firewalls *do* have their uses.

Of course they do. And like any tool, they're the right tool for some
jobs and the wrong tool for many others.

I previously pointed out that I disable the firewall service on the
3K-odd machines I manage. We don't need firewalls here. We have
intrusion detection systems and firewalls watching and protecting our
network zones. Local firewalls are the wrong tool for us.

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