Re: Addresses and ports and taxes -- oh my!

[Andre-John Mas]

Dennis Glatting wrote:
> 
> On Thu, 3 Aug 2000, Keith Moore wrote:
> 
>         [snip]
> 
> > burning IP addresses into devices is a good way to give vendors the
> > ability to control those devices, monitor their usage, and to lock
> > their customers in to particular services.  not my idea of a desirable
> > state.
> >
> 
> It might also be a good way for script kiddies to efficiently scan the
> Internet looking for a particular manufacturer's device to exploit a
> discovered security flaw, such as turning off a stove's gas pilot and
> turning on all burners. If that doesn't sound realistic, how about a
> cracker inside a manufacturer's systems doing the same; or how about a
> terrorist?

Though if the devices already use ethernet, then each device would
already
have its own MAC address, and the IP address would be DHCP assignable.
As
stated earlier once firewall/routers/DHCP server combos come down in
price,
preferbly below $200, you will probably see these devices as becoming
standard.
These devices would provide a level of intrusion security and would be
able
to assign address to the devices in the home, as is already done in most
LANs.

Andre