Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2006 12:01:33 -0800 From: Chuck Swiger <cswiger@mac.com> To: Colin Percival <cperciva@freebsd.org> Cc: questions@freebsd.org, Wasp King <waspking2003@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: stop a freebsd server from responding to pinging? Message-ID: <BAE68751-6B3D-4476-BF4D-0F79413C0DA5@mac.com> In-Reply-To: <456F36ED.6020301@freebsd.org> References: <365084.23607.qm@web37213.mail.mud.yahoo.com> <CD86A958-48D7-4C00-83FD-3242B75661C7@mac.com> <456F36ED.6020301@freebsd.org>
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On Nov 30, 2006, at 11:54 AM, Colin Percival wrote: > Chuck Swiger wrote: >> On Nov 30, 2006, at 10:55 AM, Wasp King wrote: >>> 1. How do I stop others from port scanning a server? >> >> Marcus Ranum suggests using wirecutters on the ethernet cable. >> If the server is internet-reachable, then it can be port-scanned. > > Considering that many systems these days have 802.11 hardware, I'd > also suggest applying wirecutters to the power cable. That's a shocking suggestion. (Literally-- one might do well to unplug the machine first, in which case cutting the power cable becomes superfluous. :-) -- -Chuck
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