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- From: petert@netspace.net.au (Peter Tilmanis)
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems,aus.comms,comp.security.misc
- Subject: Re: Questions about Modems (security)
- Date: Mon, 22 Jan 1996 21:07:19 +1100
- Organization: Netspace Online Systems
- Distribution: world
- Message-ID: <AD29AD07966821D38@dialup-a1-51.mel.netspace.net.au>
- References: <4dv9mi$191@tulpi.interconnect.com.au>
- NNTP-Posting-Host: dialup-a1-51.mel.netspace.net.au
-
- In article <4dv9mi$191@tulpi.interconnect.com.au>,
- felicj@wintech.com.au (Felicity Jones) wrote:
-
- >2. Scenario: A modem has auto-answer turned on (or some clever person has
- >forced it to pick up), but no comms software is sitting there to take care of
- >an incoming call. Can a clever person somehow upload software that will give
- >them free reign over my PC (and LAN)? (Like for instance, FastLynx used to
- >let you "upload" its software to another PC via a serial cable). If so, how
- >might one prevent this?
-
- Yes. Programs like LapLink Remote can install itself onto another machine.
- Not quite sure how that works though.
-
- >3. Scenario: I am connected to the net via dial-up PPP (or SLIP I suppose).
- >Can some clever person actually tunnel back through my connection to rape and
- >pillage my PC (and others on a LAN)? If so, is there a way to secure this?
-
- If you are connecting via UNIX and you have enabled incoming connections
- (i.e. people can telnet in) yes. Just disable the telnet facility (if
- possible).
-
-
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