Most folks, I suspect, would NOT desire to disconnect from such a nice fast
pipe
that DSL provides since they are paying for it to be there all of the time,
whether
they use it or not. I would expect that the majority of folks would, or
should, spend
some time hardening their systems with IPchains, and the put up their own
web site,
and maybe even their own mail server. Only makes sense...IMHO.
Don Dietz
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From: Jim Carter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Sunday, August 06, 2000 1:35 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: why use diald with DSL [was: LIST DEAD???]
On Sat, 5 Aug 2000, micros50 wrote:
> ... Another possibility, could it be
> that there are fewer people using diald in these days of DSL ? I'd imagine
> there are still plenty of people using diald over standard dialup
> telephone lines. But, let's say I were to switch to DSL. Would I still
> require diald? Is there any capacity in which diald would still serve a
> useful purpose in a DSL environment ?
I *installed* diald when I got DSL! With DSL or a cable modem, you and
your security holes are always live on the Internet. Although I've done as
much as I know how to tighten up my machine, I figure that it's worth the
effort to reduce my period of exposure from 24 hours/day to 2 or 3
hours/day.
You need to recompile your kernel with the user space network interface
(CONFIG_NETLINK), and the Ethertap network device module (CONFIG_ETHERTAP,
which uses it). I think these usually aren't included in commercial
distributions.
James F. Carter Voice 310 825 2897 FAX 310 206 6673
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