Also, maybe he turned off his DSN server? That kills the admin password
prompt.
Cheers,
Carl
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----- Original Message -----
From: "John Lombardo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, December 20, 1999 11:03 AM
Subject: RE: [ShareTheNet] security problem with webadmin
> Hi Ernst,
>
> I doubt it. You've probably used the browser with STN's admin server
> before and it's cached the name/password, so it just doesn't ask anymore.
> Try changing the username/password, you won't be able to get in then
> without re-entering the u/p. It's not up to the browser to allow you in
or
> not, the server simply will not allow access without the correct u/p pair.
>
> Regards,
> John
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Ernst Eeldert
> > Sent: Monday, December 20, 1999 6:16 AM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: [ShareTheNet] security problem with webadmin
> >
> >
> > Hey,
> >
> > I've found a severe security problem with ShareTheNet 2.1. Using
> > the BeOS, and
> > its standard browser Net+, I can access the webadmin without providing
> > username/password. This is on the LAN NIC. I haven't tried it
> > from outside, but
> > I suppose it will work there too. Maybe something to consider
> > when enabling
> > this interface.
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Ernst Eeldert
> >
> >
> >
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