Date: Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:21:58 +0100 From: Damien Fleuriot <ml@my.gd> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: on hammer's, security, and centrifuges... Message-ID: <4F313386.9000506@my.gd> In-Reply-To: <4F31272D.7040905@gmail.com> References: <CAE7N2ke-eEg3QqD3OfD_AJ6Yx78wwhOiApwVYsDQXhxU14JgAQ@mail.gmail.com> <4F31272D.7040905@gmail.com>
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On 2/7/12 2:29 PM, Steve Bertrand wrote: > On 2012.02.07 07:03, Henry Olyer wrote: > >> Look, I'm going to use FreeBSD as long as both it and I am around, it's >> just the best choice for me, for my user's. But we need to improve >> security. > > I'm very happy with the security and stability of FreeBSD, and praise > the sec team and contributors to make it so. > > I've run literally hundreds of FreeBSD boxes, mostly in a busy ISP > environment since 4.3, and never have been hacked after normal system > protections are in place. > >> For now, until I remake my laptop, I'm going to disable the ath0 >> wireless. >> >> How? What's the best method to make certain that my wireless chip is >> turned off? > > Comment out the configuration lines for the ath interface in rc.conf, or > to remove it completely, recompile the kernel after removing 'device ath'. > Also, make sure to NOT build the kernel module for ath...
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