Yes it is alot easier to hack a windows machine than a windows machine. If
you have a high speed internet access and you share your hard drive with
your local network it can be viewed from the outside world. This is through
windows file and print sharing. The only way this could happen in Linux is
if you use samba. But there are also other problems like IP fragmentation
problems with diffeent versions of windows. in the end windows is a hell of
alot easier than Linux to hack NOTE: I do not find remote connection to
someones shares hacking.
if you are worried about the share thing in windows just find out your ip
address and do a net view \\ip address and it will tell you
Brandon Caudle
----- Original Message -----
From: "tazmun" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Newbie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, July 04, 2001 10:48 PM
Subject: Fw: [newbie] Use of Linux
>
> > >> It is not perfect, but relaxation beyond that lets in the sort of
> > nonsense you see in Windows all the time. <<
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>
> Ok, I too am curious exactly what is meant here? I've had my computer in
> windows mode to all the sites I am aware of to check security and as far
as
> I know it is secure as it is possible to be. My systems don't even allow
> file transfer on TCP/IP, they use another protocol for that so the TCP/IP
is
> only for web access.My knowledge of hacking etc is very limited. It is
> implied that it is easier to hack a windows system then it is a Linux
> system...if this is so why and how?
>
>
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