[CentOS] Internet connection sharing?

On Tue, Mar 8, 2011 at 8:59 PM, David Brian Chait <dchait at invenda.com> wrote:
> On 03/08/11 7:01 AM, compdoc wrote:
>>
>> Connecting any windows based computer directly to the internet is a really
>> really bad idea...
>
>> go away.  it isn't 1998 anymore.
>
> That may be, but the advice is still valid, windows is infinitely more vulnerable than *NIX on a direct/open connection. Most corps filter traffic to windows boxes through intermediaries to limit risk.
>

Do you have any proof of this? OR are you making assumptions of past
experiences? We have many Windows server on the net, directly with
very few hassles.


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