On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 11:04 AM, Jones, Scott (GE Money, consultant) <[email protected]> wrote: > I am trying to get my mailman server set up, and have run into network > issues. I have a linksys wrt54g router, and have enabled web access. > > Here's my question: If I can access the router remotely, then I should > fairly easily get access to my server box established, is this correct?
Yes, enabling remote management has that great benefit. You can change port forwards on the fly from any location. > The other question: Is it even adviseable to allow web access or is that > asking for trouble? How hackable is a router, in the face of a > determined hacker? Yes, this is the drawback of remote management. Increased usability often comes with reduced security. A determined hacker could, in theory, attempt to brute force your router's password to get access to your internal network. I haven't heard any reports of this being a common occurrence, but it would be a very smart thing to program a bot army to do this. So you might want to think about that before enabling it. --lonnie /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
