On 07/01/2011 08:45 PM, JD wrote: > I am writing this message with the hope that someone on this > list has this uverse router.' > When I use Firefox to browse to this router (192.168.1.254), > it displays the "Home" machines connected to the network. > For each machine it displays: > a tv icon, it's name, and a link named "Access FIles" > and another link named "Device Details". > > If I click on any machine's "Acess FIles" link, it > displays my Fedora's / directory completely. > > I have no ftp daemon running. > I have no apache running. > In fact I do not have ANY internet server running. > > So how in blazes is the router able to display my > entire system's files? > > If I aim my browser at my own IP address, > I get > Unable to connect > Firefox can't establish a connection to the server at 192.168.1.201. > > So how is the router doing it? > This is a very disconcerting security hole and I have not been > able to nail it down to any daemon running on my Fedora. > > Thanks for your insights. > > JD
Your router isn't displaying the files, your browser is, so it doesn't need a network connection. Though I must admit, I don't know how it's done. Maybe you should examine the html source. John -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
