Yes. On a pc, for example, you could do this: Go to "computer" (vista/win7) or "my computer" (xp and earlier). Hit f4 to go to the address bar, and type in ftp://ip where ip is your ip address. For example, I might type ftp://192.168.1.122 if I am at home on my network (again, find your ip in the active connection details list in the connectivity menu). Hit enter and, assuming your apex is connected and has that ip, you will see all your drives (flash disk, network, and any storage devices in the apex) along with some program and system files. If I downloaded a book on the pc that I wanted to put on the "my books" folder of the flash disk, I would find the book on the pc and copy it (ctrl-c). Then I would follow the steps above to open the bn in Windows Explorer. Once I could see my drives, I would open flash disk, go to my books (remember, this is all on the pc), and then paste (ctrl-v). After a moment the book would be copied. I could then go to the bn and look in the flash disk, and the book would be there. I just tried this with a 5.5mb mp3 file and it worked; it maybe took 20 seconds to copy. I then copied a file from the bn and pasted it on the pc, which also worked. I assume other file operations will work as well.
On 10/1/10, peter greco <[email protected]> wrote: > Alex, as usual a wonderful explanation! > So, is there a way we can use this to our advantage? In terms of > connecting to a network to download emails or browse? > Cheers > Peter > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Alex Hall <[email protected] > To: peter greco <[email protected] > Date sent: Fri, 1 Oct 2010 23:03:08 -0400 > Subject: Re: [Braillenote] Warning: BrailleNote Apex Offers > Read/WriteFTPAndTelnet Access To All Comers > > Precisely the problem. In theory, anyone else could do that same > thing > on a pc and see flash disk, sd card, and so on. They could then > download all the files they want, or erase them, or anything, and > you > would never know it is happening. Try opening the flash disk > link; you > will be able to go through all your folders and see all your > files, > and if you can, then anyone who gets your ip address and sees > that > your apex offers ftp/telnet can do that as well. Admitedly there > is > not a huge chance that this will happen, but it is a huge hole in > security that someone could find and use. > > On 10/1/10, peter greco <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Alex > I have followed your steps. > Now what? > I can see network, flash disk, s d card and so on. > Apologies if I'm missing something! > Peter > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Alex Hall <[email protected] > To: Sabahattin > Gucukoglu<[email protected] > Date sent: Fri, 1 Oct 2010 21:03:00 -0400 > Subject: Re: [Braillenote] Warning: BrailleNote Apex Offers > Read/Write FTPAndTelnet Access To All Comers > > This is crazy!! > 1. Connect to a wifi network on an Apex (someone with an > mpower, > please try this as well). > 2. Go to options > connectivity > active connection details and > space > down to the "ip address" item. Note this address. > 3. On any computer, including the bn, go to: > fpt://a.b.c.d > where a.b.c.d is the ip you noted earlier. > 4. You can see the contents of any drive available on the bn > (though > some drives have an odd timestamp), and download anything you > want. > This means that anyone could do the same and you would never > know > it!! > On the bright side, it does let you save the bn as a folder in > Windows > (on a pc) and manage files on the bn that way, eliminating the > need > for activeSync; just copy a file from your pc and paste it into > the > virtual folder you set up. Of course, if you are using dhcp, > you > will > have to specify the ip each time the bn re-connects, but it is > quite > convenient. Still, as nice as it is, it is a massive security > risk. > The best way to avoid this is to not use wifi anywhere you do > not > feel > secure, such as at home. This is an impractacle solution, > though. Your > only other hope is to keep everything in .kwb (keyword braille) > formatted files, since these files are difficult, if not > impossible, > to read without a bn. Thanks to the OP for discovering this; I > am off > to email hw, and I recommend that anyone else who understands > this > message do the same. Basically, the bn can be remotely accessed > by > anyone and files moved to or from it, and you will never know. > Again, > you can use this to your advantage to move files to and from the > bn > and the pc over wifi, which would be a great feature if it were > made > secure. > > On 10/1/10, Sabahattin Gucukoglu <[email protected] > wrote: > On 2 Oct 2010, at 00:12, olivia wrote: > How can you access telnet on the apex? Thanks! > > BrailleNote doesn't have a telnet or other remote client (but > it > should). > Unfortunately, the telnet server is running, and listening by > default, so > just connect with any telnet client. (If you do not know how > to > do this, > you probably have no need to. 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