Hi all, Recently, a huge security hole was found by one of our members which basically lets you see all the drives, folders, and files on your bn with any ftp or telnet device (mac, pc, anything). While this is a problem since, in theory, anyone could come along and grab all your files without you knowing, it also presents an interesting oppurtunity to, for example, take a file off the bn and put it onto the pc, or vice versa, all from the pc. Make sure to connect your bn to the network (wired or wireless; as long as you go through the same router, at some point, that your pc goes through, it should work). Please note that this works only for the apex (of course, this means that the non-apex units are not vulnerable). Below are the steps and example I recently posted as a reply to another thread, outlinging how to open your bn in Windows Explorer on the pc like you were using ActiveSync (wmdc on vista/win7) but without actually using those programs.
On the pc, 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 in 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. Theoretically, then, backing up your flash disk is as easy as going to it and hitting ctrl-c, opening a "backups" folder on the pc, or wherever you want it to be stored, and hitting ctrl-v. -- Have a great day, Alex (msg sent from GMail website) [email protected]; http://www.facebook.com/mehgcap ___ Replies to this message will go directly to the sender. If your reply would be useful to the list, please send a copy to the list as well. To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to [email protected] To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote
