Does any one have a support contract for a Data
General box? Shuddder....
guess where the phone cord isn't plugged in.
--- Ton Diening <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> a) Trust that the vendor just looks at what is
> necessary and isn't there to
> pull coporate knowledge.
> 1) Security waiver from the security group.
> 2) Use of external modems which are disconnected
> from the server
> 3) The phone line available runs through the patch
> panel to allow for a
> disconnect (clearly marked)
> 4) User/Password pair created specifically for each
> call.
> 5) Backdoor Daemon only runs when required.
> 6) Network Admin is around during the entire time
> the modem is connected.
>
> Failing that you will have to get a site service
> contract that will do the
> job for you which meets your security needs.
>
> Anton
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Sean Boyle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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> Subject: Modems on Servers
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>
> > With increasing regularity, vendors seem to be
> insisting (to the point
> > of being a lockout spec) on modems being attached
> to their products in
> > order to qualify for a support contract.
> >
> > How are others handling this 'backdoor' remote
> access system?
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