Who you callin' "Pink Haired ? LOL! Lanman
*********** REPLY SEPARATOR *********** On 2/2/2003 at 9:34 AM Stephen Kuhn wrote: >On Sun, 2003-02-02 at 09:17, FemmeFatale wrote: > >> I just recently got a router & its up & running here on the network. >Works >> fine with Win2k & Linux. Its a BEFSR41 from Linksys. I'm a tinfoil hat >> wearing kinda gal & any security I can implement I will. :) >> >> In the spring at latest I'll be adding another firewall behind the >router. >> *Grins* Ya i'm that paranoid. Heh and besides it'll be used to serve >up >> mp3's as a pvt ftp too. Or something like it using Apache perhaps >instead. >> >> Anyway, so how can I tell if this thing has stateful packet inspection? >I >> assume it doesn't as its a slightly lower end model. But it was on sale >& >> anything is better than nothing right? >> ------------- >> FemmeFatale > >There is no such thing as secure. >The router has a chip in it that's frequency can be deciphered at 1km >distance; unless you encase it in lead, you're always going to be open. >Firewalls are nice, but the best firewall is disconnecting from the >internet or any other network for that matter. Having one firewall is >good, having 10 more behind it is better - different IP routing schemes >on each one to make it all the more confusing. Translate codepages on >the fly in seven different languages before it gets to your browser. >Encrypt your MP3's with a 4387 bit algorithm, zip them, tar them, gzip >them, arc them, tar them again, and rename them back to MP3. Tin foils >hats are alright, but you have to coat your entire upper body to protect >completely. Five layers of tin foil works best. If you're able to >contact a surgeon and actually have him implant a skull plate, that's >even better. > >SERIOUSLY, though, ya oughta make yourself REALLY REALLY REALLY >familiar with your router and it's setup. Become friends with it and >learn all the in's and out's of configuring it - even with compression >values as well as ports and such. Best case is to have your >router->firewall->network - don't really have to get OVERLY fancy, I'm >sure the Lone Gunman don't snipe pink-haired Canuks...at least last I >talked to him... > >-- >Sun, 2 Feb 2003 09:25:00 +1100 > 9:25am up 2 days, 12:22, 5 users, load average: 0.45, 0.29, 0.15 >------------------------------------------------------------------ >| __ __ | kuhn media australia | >| / ,, /| |'-. | http://kma.0catch.com | >| .\__/ || | | |=================================| >| _ / `._ \|_|_.-' | stephen kuhn | >| | / \__.`=._) (_ | email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | >| |/ ._/ |"""""""""| | email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | >| |'. `\ | | | icq: 5483808 | >| ;"""/ / | | | | >| smk ) /_/| |.-------.| | mobile: 0410-728-389 | >| ' `-`' " " | Berkeley, New South Wales, AU | >------------------------------------------------------------------ > linux user:267497 * RH 8.0 * PC/Mac/Linux/Networking/Consulting >------------------------------------------------------------------ > >If you think things can't get worse it's probably only because you >lack sufficient imagination. > > >Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? >Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Dan LaBine President Maximum Lans [EMAIL PROTECTED] (514) 489-7825 6915 Fielding Ave. Suite # 228 Montreal, Quebec, H4V 1P4
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