Date: Sun, 17 May 2020 00:20:24 -0700 From: Doug Hardie <bc979@lafn.org> To: "@lbutlr" <kremels@kreme.com> Cc: FreeBSD <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: [FreeBSD-Announce] FreeBSD 12.0 end-of-life Message-ID: <BA4BB018-C6FA-488D-9966-07925383665B@mail.sermon-archive.info> In-Reply-To: <3A0F0DE1-6579-4F0D-A89E-285964AAF560@kreme.com> References: <20200217231452.717FA1E820@freefall.freebsd.org> <CAFYkXjmZi1-MB6W0HsMx9gHek7Xg5heoSKKWkNTnw74dxRTwAw@mail.gmail.com> <85E7C97E-EF8B-4FC7-8EF1-758B7BCBAE90@kreme.com> <05112EEC-7FA3-4E18-974B-263A58058E01@kicp.uchicago.edu> <332714B8-2798-42CF-A082-9EDA180CC65B@kreme.com> <20200516201923.8676289a.freebsd@edvax.de> <257EF587-92B5-4671-B6F4-89E86CC2ACA0@kreme.com> <2F483113-2B65-4F95-9B7F-AC94F06795A5@mail.sermon-archive.info> <3A0F0DE1-6579-4F0D-A89E-285964AAF560@kreme.com>
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> On 16 May 2020, at 23:39, @lbutlr <kremels@kreme.com> wrote: >=20 > On 16 May 2020, at 14:18, Doug Hardie <bc979@lafn.org> wrote: >>=20 >> It only has a connection to an internal LAN. There is no internet = connection. >=20 > This is a common mistake. If a computer is connected to a LAN and any = device on that LAN is connected to the Internet, exploits can reach your = LAN-only device. Is it likely in your case? No, but thinking it is = impossible is a dangerous road and one that has led to many serious = exploits. It's a totally internal LAN. -- Doug
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