RE: [SuSE Linux] IRC - Ok, now what? ;)

[Rick Chandler]

>How can you assure that no one can get your IP address?  And even if 
>they do, don't they have to be able to log on?  Fill me in from both 
>sides of the story.
Well, how many applications will show you someones IP address with just 
a click of a button?  Second of all, my machine didn't have a password 
for root.  Yeah, that's dangerous, but I'm the only person that uses 
this machine, and if someone gets root access to your machine.......  I 
was using IRC and someone tried to get root access by telneting to my 
pc.  I had all of the services enabled and if he would have just hit 
enter for the password, I would have been in a world of hurt.


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