[PLUG] "playing nicely with others"

[Floyd Johnson <fljohnson3@isp.com>]

Dear PLUGgers,

I've a heterogeneous LAN at home:Linux and Windows. I'm fairly confident 
that my personal machine (the Linux box) had its firewall correctly 
configured when I installed the OS, but am almost terrified of using one 
of the Windows boxes to test websites I had a part in making. Although I 
don't see any signs of trouble, I have it in my head that malware 
could've more easily gotten onto the Windows rigs by others' incaution 
or a malefactor's brute force.

I imagine you guys have similar LANs either at home or at the office, 
and my question for you is, "How do you gain the level of confidence 
with the Windows machines' security that you have with that of the Linux 
boxen?" For instance, is there a no-nonsense protective suite you recommend?

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