hmm. For some reasons I was thinking there were passwords in the rhosts files..not sure why.
here is a wiki write up on it. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rlogin I use it currently between two system connected via a SLIP connection (modem), and it works nicely, but the chances of the other system being hacked (has to be physically, since it does not have an internet connection) is extremely small. I also used it between a Redhat machine at home with UV PE and our system here, but only for a test to see if I could pass connections from one UV machine to another. It worked, but I didn't feel comfortable with the exposure it opened up, although it was confined nicely, as that port was only allowed entry through the external firewall for only 1 IP address, so only my Home PC IP could actually get to the rlogin port of the machine, it was fairly secure for that connection. George > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Larry Hiscock > Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2005 5:03 PM > To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org > Subject: RE: [U2] Plant hopping help > > > Ummm...passwords are not kept at all in .rhosts / host.equiv, > only host > names and (optionally) user and group names. Users from > hosts listed in > .rhosts / host.equiv are simply logged in without supplying a > password. > Hopefully, one would not add untrusted hosts or users to > their .rhosts file > regardless of whether the host was on the LAN or the WAN. > > Hopefully also, system administrators will not open up rlogin > or telnet (or > any other unsecure ports) to the outside world. > > Larry Hiscock > Western Computer Services ------- u2-users mailing list u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
