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Re: IP Address ranges...



Er, Phil...

Thats a *mind numbingly* bad idea!!

If this is a secure work related server, for instance, a Terminal Services
host, or a VPN server, then you really don't want it to be opened up to the
entire BT INternet Dial-in network.

There lives some of the most tedious
"Scriptkiddies-with-Scanners" in
existance.

Why not see if the host can accept connections from a hostname, using DNS
lookup rather than an IP address. Then you couldn use one of the Dynamic
DNS
services to make your BT connection always apear at the same
"name"..

Ian.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Phil Harris" <phillip.harris1@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2001 11:02 PM
Subject: [ukha_d] IP Address ranges...


>
> Is "can you give me the IP address range that my IP is allocated
from when
I
> connect using your ISP service" a reasonable question to ask your
ISP?
>
> I needed the address range to be able to access a secure server but BT
> refused to answer giving "I am afraid that due to security
reasons BT
> Internet do not give out a range of IP addresses available, and for
this
> reason I can not help you any further on this matter." as a
reason...
>
> Gits...
>
> Phil
>
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