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- From: kev@sol.acs.unt.edu (Kevin W. Mullet)
- Subject: Re: Wattcp -> Silicon Graphics: (solution + questions)
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- Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1992 20:19:30 GMT
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- eonu24@castle.ed.ac.uk (I Reid) writes:
- >I am setting up a very small local network that doesn't need (or want) named
- >and name daemons. Will WATTCP support a local /etc/hosts file? I couldn't see
- >anything likely looking in the docs that came with it. I suppose this could
- >just be a copy of one from the Silicon Graphics (with an automatic ftp script
- >run at bootup or something). If not, is there some way to assign hostnames
- >without using a name server i.e. can I type ftp prospero rather than ftp
- >192.0.0.1? If not, does NCSA Telnet do this?
-
- I believe that WATTCP uses a config.tel file nearly identical in
- format to the one used by both NCSA and CUTCP. At the end is the
- equiv of the /etc/hosts file in the form of entries for each host
- with (minimally, if you like ) domain names, aliases and IP
- addresses. This should suit your purposes.
-
- >My other question (again Wattcp related) is why does ftp program insist on a
- >password? We have a very small network with no need/desire for password
- >security and it is irritating to start having to use a password on the Silicon
- >Graphics just to allow ftp from the pc. Any ways round this or do I grab the
- >source and code it out?
-
- It could be that there is no way to disable the password on FTP access
- to any account except *anonymous*. If that network isn't attached
- to the Internet, and if you must have non-authenticated access for
- all users for FTP, how about fixing the FTP daemon so it does a
- chroot(2) to / instead of something else?
-
- Even though there might be a way around it, I highly recommend that if
- this site is attached to the Internet at all (and probably even if it
- isn't) the downside of having to enter passwords to access the systems
- is nothing compared to the downside of what could happen without
- them. Caveat emptor!
-
-
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- Kevin Mullet <kev@unt.edu> | ALL OPINIONS STATED ABOVE
- Data Communication Analyst | ARE MY OWN AND NOT ASSOCIATED
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