[64studio-devel] To surf or not to surf...

[Michael Pacey]

mmmmna wrote:
> So... my first question.
>
> Would 64 Studio be more responsive and more reliable if I kept
> networking out of the picture?
>
> I don't really NEED to have 64S be configured to surf because I can
> get online when I'm not running 64S. Yeah, apt-get works better when
> I'm using Linux.... so the question  is based on needing to add
> modules, risking the potential kernel activity at a bad time, risking
> the security of the system (not as if I'm going to lose $millions on a
> security breach, but still)., etc.
>   

For me, networking works out-of-the-box with 64 Studio.

It's dependent on your network interface card. If it's well supported in 
Linux, it'll work without effort (other than configuring TCP/IP, unless 
you have a DHCP server).

Security is a personal thing. Debian is pretty good for security, and 64 
Studio inherits this, but if you're behind an ADSL router/firewall then 
I personally don't even worry.  Just don't run IRC clients as root, and 
stuff like that.

Michael