On Mon, Sep 08, 2003 at 08:10:29AM -0500, Benjamin J. Weiss wrote: > > Yes, it's vital. Unless you forward port 80 to somewhere, I can point > > my browser (or application) at your Linksys firewall and start guessing > > passwords. After you forward port 80 to a non-existent IP address, I > > won't get anywhere. You will still be able to manage the Linksys > > firewall from inside your network, but you won't be able to manage from > > the outside. > > I don't have a linksys, I have a Network Everywhere, but it has an option to > disallow administration from the WAN port. Of course, the built-in > webserver on it isn't on the default port 80, either. > > Doesn't the linksys have a similar option?
If my memory serves correctly (I'm not at home now), newer versions of the firmware have this option and it's enabled by default. With older firmware, you could manage them from the outside by default (which is rather unfortunate). -- Ed Wilts, Mounds View, MN, USA mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Member #1, Red Hat Community Ambassador Program -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
