On 24, aug, 2000 at 04:59:16 -0600, Gary Hennigan wrote: <snippage>
> > I have occasional need to telnet into my box from work, will this > > still be possible with a firewall installed? > > Generally, running telnetd is frowned upon. That's not to say it's not > secure, but it's easier to crack, and very easy for someone running a > sniffer to grab your password, since telnet is not encrypted. Maybe Tera Term with the extra ssh modules can do it, or putty on a floppy, that way you can carry it around with you and access your box over a secure connection from any Windows box. Just some ideas that I'll try out when I start on my new job next friday. :-) Regards Morten -- UNIX, reach out and grep someone!