Philip S Tellis wrote:
>
> All those of you who have cable internet access and are using it through
> windows, be careful and make sure you have file and printer sharing
> disabled. also check that there are no servers running on your machine.
> Those using linux, fire up samba and browse the network. But make sure
> you'r machine is secure. remember that cable is a broadcast network and
> everyone shares the same signal. It is very easy for someone to put his
> interface into promiscuous mode and see important information.
Did you know that file sharing is available on PPP anyway? Just conduct
a port scan on port 119 on any VSNL IP range and see what you can come
up with. RH's default Samba configuration leaves it open too.
There was a thread regarding Samba and security on Lunateks earlier this
month. Check here:
http://lunateks.com/lunateks/946397730/946533897/946555724/946574066/index_html
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Kiran Jonnalagadda
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