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Re: ASUS mother board security question...

From: alan () LXORGUK UKUU ORG UK (Alan Cox)
Date: Fri, 17 Sep 1999 00:36:28 +0100

a function (if you are using an ATX power supply) to remotely turn on the
computer if anything is received on either the LAN or modem ports.  It seems


Wake-On-Lan.

1)    am I correct in assuming that anyone who sends a packet to you over the
Internet will appear on the LAN port if you have a cable modem and if so
will they have access to your computer?


If it is set to wake on any packet then yes. Wake-on-lan is sometimes done
with special packets. Its a feature really. Your box goes to sleep someone
delivers it mail and it wakes up again.

I am aware that a BIOS switch will disable these features but they could be
useful if the machine is properly configured.


The one to watch are the machines that allow remote shutdown via lan messages.
They have a password scheme, but its unencrypted

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