Jerry,
What is a router? I don't think I have one.... but it should like I should
probably get one right away.
Troy
>From: Jerry Yeager <jerry at browseryshop.com>
>Reply-To: macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu
>To: macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu
>Subject: Re: MacGroup: Security problem?
>Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2003 13:28:34 -0500
>
>For a non-networked person such as yourself, it poses no risk.
>The only ones that are at risk to this type of problem are those:
>
>1) that are connected to a LAN network where there there is a "bad" person
>on the same network trying to break into other machines
>2) those that are directly connected (and always on) to the internet
>without using a router.
>3) Certain Airport configurations that are set-up like #1).
>
>For folks using dial-ups, cable/dsl modems to routers to computers, etc. it
>is not a risk.
>
> Jerry
>
>
>On Nov 28, 2003, at 11:55 AM, Anne Cartwright wrote:
>
>>I got this off the "Mac-L digest" <mac-l at sparky.listmoms.net>, from Marty:
>>
>>"Just saw this "Mac OS X Security Advisory" on the William Carrel site ("
>>http://www.carrel.org/dhcp-vuln.html";). It is copyrighted so if you want
>>to read
>>it, you'll have to go there."
>>
>>Don't know how much of a concern this is to the average (non-network)
>>user like me.
>>
>>Anne
>>
>>
>>
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