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Re: Random Port Blocking at Hotels (was: Re: quietly....)
From: Owen DeLong <owen () delong com>
Date: Sat, 5 Feb 2011 20:42:08 -0800
On Feb 5, 2011, at 8:30 PM, Matthew Kaufman wrote:
On 2/5/2011 8:15 PM, Paul Timmins wrote:OR just upgrade your gear, and while you're at it, you can now safely enable IPv6 anyway.Well, enable IPv6. Safely? I don't see how upgrading your gear magically makes the various security threats -- including the current topic of rogue RAs -- go away. Matthew Kaufman
Most rogue RAs are problematic on networks that don't have legitimate RAs to override them. Yes, someone can do a malicious RA, but, the current problem is mostly people doing accidental RAs thanks to Micr0$0ft's convenient "Click here to screw your neighbors" buttons. Owen
Current thread:
- Re: Random Port Blocking at Hotels (was: Re: quietly....), (continued)
- Re: Random Port Blocking at Hotels (was: Re: quietly....) Derek J. Balling (Feb 05)
- Re: Random Port Blocking at Hotels (was: Re: quietly....) Mark Andrews (Feb 05)
- Re: Random Port Blocking at Hotels (was: Re: quietly....) Steven Kurylo (Feb 08)
- Re: Random Port Blocking at Hotels (was: Re: quietly....) John R. Levine (Feb 05)
- RE: Random Port Blocking at Hotels (was: Re: quietly....) Nathan Eisenberg (Feb 05)
- Re: Random Port Blocking at Hotels (was: Re: quietly....) Mark Andrews (Feb 05)
- Re: Random Port Blocking at Hotels (was: Re: quietly....) Jima (Feb 05)
- Re: Random Port Blocking at Hotels (was: Re: quietly....) Paul Timmins (Feb 05)
- Re: Random Port Blocking at Hotels (was: Re: quietly....) Matthew Kaufman (Feb 05)
- Re: Random Port Blocking at Hotels Paul Timmins (Feb 05)
- Re: Random Port Blocking at Hotels (was: Re: quietly....) Owen DeLong (Feb 05)
- Re: Random Port Blocking at Hotels (was: Re: quietly....) Derek J. Balling (Feb 05)
- Re: Random Port Blocking at Hotels (was: Re: quietly....) Paul Timmins (Feb 05)
- Seeking IPv6 services (was: Random Port Blocking at Hotels) John Curran (Feb 06)
- Re: Random Port Blocking at Hotels (was: Re: quietly....) Owen DeLong (Feb 05)