Hi Maxim, as long as you will only be using it internally I think there is no problem to use the FTP. I think that the probability of someone doing that is very low. One should be interested in your stuff to spend time doing that. The fact is, since you will be connected to the Internet you must set an firewall up. Doing this you will be reducing the chances of someone even try to access you system. It's much easier to do that on a unprotected system so why do this in one with a firewall?!?!
Just be sure your FTP port wont be opened for the outside world! On 3/22/06, maxim wexler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks, Luiz. Yeah, just noticed when I did an emerge > of iptraf it said it was going for just one package > but then went and got the ipv6 diff file too. > > No, the crossover LAN I'm working on will be strictly > private. My only connection to the Web is via dialup. > > But can someone actually squeeze down my serial port > and make it over to the NIC somehow and do mischief? I > hadn't thought about it. > > --- Luiz Carlos Guidolin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi, ipv6 is a newer protocol that is meant to > > substitute the actual > > ipv4. IPV6 requires a specific hardware to run. > > Since the actual > > protocol is version 4 there is no need to include a > > specific flag for > > it. And my suggestion is, use "-ipv6" since you > > probably doesn't have > > the hardware for it. > > > > The second point is, will you be using your FTP > > inside you private > > network or will it be available to the rest of the > > world?? If you > > intent to make it available to the rest of the world > > or just for you > > to use via internet, witch means you'll have to > > leave the FTP port > > opened, I really suggest you no to use FTP!! Use SCP > > (ssh) instead. > > Since it requires user authentication via a secure > > protocol. FTP is > > known to be a very big security danger! > > > > -- > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Luiz Carlos Guidolin Aluno > > de Mestrado > > Lab. de Física de Plasmas - TOKAMAK TCABR - IFUSP > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] (particular) [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > (USP) > > > ............................................................................................ > > > > > > On 3/21/06, maxim wexler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > --- Franta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > On Tue, 2006-03-21 at 11:43 -0800, maxim wexler > > > > wrote: > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > > > Oops, lost the thread "turning off dhcp" end. > > > > > > > > > > Thanks to Neil. Both boxen can ping each > > other. > > > > > > > > > > Now to clear up a few loose ends: > > > > > > > > > > Why on the fresh(2.6.15) install does net.eth0 > > > > start > > > > > automatically and the older(2.6.12) have to be > > > > started > > > > > manually? Is this a bug or a feature? > > > > > > > > > > I note the abundance of choices in > > > > portage/net-ftp. > > > > > What do I need? I'll just be moving files back > > and > > > > > forth. I don't think security is an issue. Is > > ftp > > > > all > > > > > I need? The 2.6.12(Sempron) will be the "main" > > > > > machine, connected to the web via diallup. > > > > > The 2.6.15(K6) I plan to use as a platform for > > > > micro > > > > > develpt. > > > > > > > > > > emerge -pv ftp on the 2.6.12 > > > > > Calculating dependencies ...done! > > > > > [ebuild N ] net-ftp/ftp-0.17-r3 +ssl 52 > > kB > > > > > > > > > > but the 2.6.15 adds the +ipv6 flag. Neither > > > > make.conf > > > > > mentions it. Does the .15, AMD K6-2, know > > > > something I > > > > > don't? > > > > > > > > > > -Maxim > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > > > > Do You Yahoo!? > > > > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > > > > protection around > > > > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > I had issues on various packages after an emerge > > > > update too. I think it > > > > was a baselayout issue. Seems the new baselayout > > > > (dunno from what time > > > > on) doesn't handle kernels prior to 2.6.14 > > > > correctly. Downgrade your > > > > portage and see when all for kernel 2.6.12 > > starts > > > > working again. > > > > > > > > Just a thought > > > > Frank > > > > > > Well, I just finished sync'ing portage and > > immediately > > > did an emerge -pv ftp and, sure enough, there was > > the > > > +ipv6 flag > > > > > > > > > from ipv6.org: > > > > > > IPv6 is short for "Internet Protocol Version 6". > > IPv6 > > > is the "next generation" protocol designed by the > > IETF > > > to replace the current version Internet Protocol, > > IP > > > Version 4 ("IPv4"). > > > > > > I don't see a date on the page. It was at the top > > of a > > > google search list. > > > > > > "You are using IPv4 from 64.228.98.50" It says, > > which > > > is true. > > > > > > So, is this the bleeding edge? Anyway, I don't > > think > > > I'll need ipv4 *or* -6 since this is just for > > pc-2-pc > > > use. > > > > > > But now I'm wondering why the +ipv4 flag wasn't > > added > > > to the emerge options for the earlier package... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > > Do You Yahoo!? > > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > > protection around > > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > -- > > > gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list > > > > > > > > > > -- > > gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! 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