Date: Tue, 11 Aug 1998 09:17:41 +1200 From: "Dan Langille" <junkmale@xtra.co.nz> To: bmah@CA.Sandia.GOV Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: cable modem hookup Message-ID: <199808102117.JAA10843@cyclops.xtra.co.nz> In-Reply-To: <199808101717.KAA25837@stennis.ca.sandia.gov> References: Your message of "Mon, 10 Aug 1998 23:08:18 %2B0800." <Pine.BSF.4.01.9808102303030.2215-100000@vmuniz.ml.org>
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On 10 Aug 98, at 10:17, Bruce A. Mah wrote: > PS. Security tip: When you bring your machine up on the cable modem > network, make it "as secure as possible", especially if you want to leave > it up 24/7. You can start by turning off all the services you don't use. > I have tracks of a lot of Bad Guys (TM) doing portscans and other random > nasty things to my @Home-connected machine. Details please! What I've done is install the firewall options and used the simple method. How did you get that tracking? -- Dan Langille DVL Software Limited http://www.dvl-software.com/freebsd : my [mis]adventures To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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