I was assuming that he would have a separate firewall PC in place to block
outsiders from his LAN. Telnet within the LAN would then be *relatively*
safe.
Dave
On Tuesday 15 May 2001 18:10, thus spake Lanman:
> Why not use webmin?? If Rod has a DSL or Cablemodem Internet connection,
> telnet would leave his system open to attacks (i.e; Hackers!), whereas
> webmin wouldn't because it's very secure. Either way, it's not a silly
> question!
>
> On Tuesday 15 May 2001 4:38, you wrote:
> > Quite easily done, actually.
> >
> > After installing the software and configuring your server for what you
> > need, just set it up where you want it. Make sure you can telnet into
> > your server from another PC on your home network. If you want,
> > configure a remote X session so you can run X on your PC and have a
> > graphical interface to the server. Finally, remove the keyboard, mouse
> > and monitor from the server.
> >
> > Dave
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