Re: Asterisk and VOIP was Re: CentOS for non-tech user

[Ron Blizzard <rb4centos@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, Sep 30, 2009 at 5:15 PM, Brian Mathis <brian.mathis@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> "Not connected to the Internet", and "not connected to a LAN" are very
> different things.  I doubt VOIP would work if the server was not
> connected to a LAN.  There could be quite a few things on the LAN,
> depending on it's size, such as viruses, malware, and even users doing
> scans of the network.  Don't assume that "out there" is insecure, and
> "in here" is secure.  That's one of the biggest mistakes to make when
> creating a secure environment.

You're right. I was thinking like a phone tech -- that the VOIP
system's wiring was still separate from the regular LAN.

-- 
RonB -- Using CentOS 5.3
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