Date: Sun, 21 Dec 1997 04:11:31 +0000 From: Brian Somers <brian@awfulhak.org> To: leifn@image.dk (Leif Neland) Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: how am I exposing my machines? Message-ID: <199712210411.EAA18290@awfulhak.demon.co.uk> In-Reply-To: Your message of "20 Dec 1997 18:25:03 %2B0100." <6ca_9712201833@swimsuit.swimsuit.roskildebc.dk>
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> One fbsdbox provides ppp-connection to my ISP with ppp -auto -alias for a couple of machines on my lan.
>
> If somebody tries to access the dynamic IP I have while the link is up, what can they see? telnet? ftp? http? On only the box with the modem?
>
> ppp is setup "out of the box".
>
> The fbsdbox with the modem is setup as "IP-gateway=yes". No ipfw.
Nobody'll be able to see past your gateway machine, but they'll have
access to all the default services on the gateway. This is quite a
substatial list - see /etc/inetd.conf.
> Leif Neland
> leifn@image.dk
>
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Brian <brian@Awfulhak.org>, <brian@FreeBSD.org>, <brian@OpenBSD.org>
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Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour....
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