&gt; While there are many claims that Linux does not need a firewall, I do not agree.<p>Aren&#x27;t the claims more like &quot;you shouldn&#x27;t run the firewall on the same machine that you want to be firewalled&quot;?<p>I know that programs like Windows Firewall or Little Snitch (OSX) are good enough for most stuff, but when they&#x27;re not good enough you&#x27;re going to regret not having a seperate firewall.