My SMC router allows me to specify an ip address for remote administration. In other words, remote logins for administration are only accepted from that address. Jim Wantz writes: > From: "Jim Wantz" <jwantz at hpcc.noaa.gov> > > Well, I was told that it was enabled by default. Actually, I was never able > to access that portion of the configuration using w3m. > Of course, it could have varied with very minor variations in the ROM > software. What is not in dispute though--the cracker definitely did get > through. > > Jim Wantz > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Alex Snow" <alex_snow at gmx.net> > To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> > Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2003 6:21 PM > Subject: Re: router question (fwd) > > > > weird... I have that same router also and remote administration is > > disabled by defaul;t. > > ' > > On Wed, Oct 15, 2003 at 09:51:39AM -0400, Jim Wantz > > wrote: > > > Hi Cheryl, > > > I have this very same router myself. The only linux text-based browser > that > > > has really proved useful with this router is w3m. Be extremely careful > to > > > disable remote administration--I didn't know that it was the default and > a > > > cracker got through! > > > > > > Jim Wantz > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Alex Snow" <alex_snow at gmx.net> > > > To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> > > > Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2003 5:42 PM > > > Subject: Re: router question (fwd) > > > > > > > > > > Hi. I have had limited success configuring this router via linux > browsers. > > > > It seems to require some javascript. Other then that It is a great > router. > > > I > > > > have had one for about 2 years and haven't had any real problems with > it. > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "Cheryl Homiak" <chomiak at chartermi.net> > > > > To: "speakup" <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> > > > > Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2003 9:40 AM > > > > Subject: router question (fwd) > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi all. i sent this to the Madison linux Users Group and there seems > to > > > be > > > > > some question as to whether I could configure this router in linux > > > without > > > > > a javascript-capable browser. Has anybody had experience with this > > > router? > > > > > Can if be configured with our present text-based tools in linux? > Does it > > > > > need to be configured via linux or can it just be done through the > > > Windows > > > > > machine? > > > > > Thanks. > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > Cheryl > > > > > > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > > > > > Date: Thu, 9 Oct 2003 06:59:41 -0500 (CDT) > > > > > From: Cheryl Homiak <chomiak at chartermi.net> > > > > > To: Madison Linux Users Group <Madlug at madisonlinux.org> > > > > > Subject: router question > > > > > > > > > > I am having a computer built for me which will actually be my > windows > > > > > computer. But I will be using a router. The person doing my build > wants > > > to > > > > > purchase a linksys BEFSR41. I haven't been able to find information > on > > > > > whether this also works ok with linux. Can anybody give me > information? > > > > > I am presently using primarily a 2.4.22 kernel on debian unstable, > > > though > > > > > I plan to mover permanently to 2.6 once they get through the test > > > kernels. > > > > > I also am using a text-based console most of the time as I am blind, > > > which > > > > > does limit the amount of javascript access I can do--I mention this > only > > > > > because I know of a posting on another list where this apparently > caused > > > > > problems for somebody with a router. thanks. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > Cheryl > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > Speakup mailing list > > > > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > > > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Speakup mailing list > > > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Speakup mailing list > > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > -- > > > > > > Who is General Failure and why is he reading my hard disk? > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- Janina Sajka Email: janina at rednote.net Phone: (202) 408-8175 Director, Technology Research and Development American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) http://www.afb.org Chair, Accessibility Work Group Free Standards Group http://accessibility.freestandards.org
