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- From: felicj@wintech.com.au (Felicity Jones)
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems,aus.comms,comp.security.misc
- Subject: Questions about Modems (security)
- Date: Mon, 22 Jan 96 22:12:35 GMT
- Organization: Tattersall Sweep Consultation
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- Hi All
-
- If these are answered somewhere in an FAQ, please point me to it.
-
- I need some absolutely, dead-sure, expert-knows answers on modems and their
- security:
-
- 1. Scenario: A modem has auto-answer turned off (ie s0=0). Is there any way
- that a clever person can force it to pick up by dialling in to it?
-
- 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?
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- 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?
-
-
- Thanks in advance for any hints, pointers or helpful FAQs.
-
-
- regards
-
-
-
- Felicity
-
- Felicity Jones felicj@wintech.com.au
- Internet Analyst
- Tattersall Sweep Consultation Melbourne, Australia
- My opinions are my own, don't blame by employer!
-