Re: switch console or ip ?

["xyberpix" <xyberpix () xyberpix com>]

Definately!!
So long as no-one else "untrustworthy" has physical access to the switch.
We do this on all our switches, it's not the only way to secure them, but
it does make it quite a bit more difficult to gain access to, and to
manage. Your network team will probably hate you if you go this route, but
hey.

xyberpix

On Mon, 18 October, 2004 9:06 pm, Okiwaso said:
> Would it be more secure to only enable access to a Cisco switch via
> console
> so Cisco exploits could not potentially reach it through internet traffic
> that may have got past firewall, IDS, etc ?
>
> Thanks,
> Oki


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