On Tue, 2003-07-15 at 21:34, Sharrea wrote: > Hi all > > Yeeha! I've finally got a satellite internet connection - one-way, still > have to upload via dialup modem. I was even lucky enough to find a driver > for linux (thanks to Bryan Christianson, developer) which was a breeze to > compile and setup. > > Just one concern, starting/stopping the device must be done as root user. > Is there any security issue with this? I don't _think_ there is but... you > know paranoia an' all... just want to make sure I'm not leaving my system > wide open for script kiddies. > > Oh, and yes, I do have a firewall start upon connection to the net (iptables > script). ;) Sygatech and GRC port scans show all intended ports in > stealth mode. > > And I don't mind if you laugh/scream/shout at me about my paranoia. Some > nice person got into my computer (when I was using M$ Windoze of course!) > and disabled Zonealarm, totally stuffed the packet-sniffer and antivirus > software, left me with an empty excel file that used to contain website > logins and passwords and installed a virus, and displayed the contents of > my hard drive in my browser window. That was two years and one month ago > which is what made me switch to linux. Hehe... had to learn the hard > way... > > Sharrea
Couldn't you just create a script to do all of this for you - to "sudo" - therefore allying your fears and paranoias? Then you wouldn't have to worry about doing it manually - ya reckon? -- Tue Jul 15 21:55:00 EST 2003 21:55:00 up 1 day, 13:58, 2 users, load average: 0.35, 0.19, 0.33 ----------------------------------------------------------------- | __ __ |kuhn media australia | | /-oo /| |'-. |http://kma.0catch.com | | .\__/ || | | |================================| | _ / `._ \|_|_.-' |stephen kuhn | | | / \__.`=._) (_ | email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | ----------------------------------------------------------------- linux user #:267497 linux machine #:194239 * MDK 9.1+ & RH 9 Mandrake Linux Kernel 2.4.21-11mdk Cooker for i586 ----------------------------------------------------------------- * This message was composed on a 100% Microsoft free computer * I do not know where to find in any literature, whether ancient or modern, any adequate account of that nature with which I am acquainted. Mythology comes nearest to it of any. -- Henry David Thoreau
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