>-----Original Message----- >From: Tino Schwarze [mailto:backuppc.li...@tisc.de] >Sent: Monday, February 08, 2010 12:32 PM >To: backuppc-users@lists.sourceforge.net >Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] Check-if-alive-pings alternatives > >> Short of making the router visible on the network for pings, is there any >> other way to circumvent this problem? Maybe connecting to the ssh-port or >> something? Ideas and pointers are greatly appreciated! > >What's your argument for not making it visible? It will show up anyway, >one way or another.
"Better security". I know, I know, lousy excuse for a rather lame way to "increase" security, but that was how this server-group was set up a few years ago. I was thinking in the same tracks as you anyway at the time this was setup, but gave in to the techies setting it up. This is a server-group controlling two NMR's and I guess the idea was to stealth the machines entirely for some reason. I think I'm going to remove the hidden-ping thing on the router. Thanks for your feedback. -- /Sorin
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