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RE: [OT] Any Linksys broadband router users?


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  • Subject: RE: [OT] Any Linksys broadband router users?
  • From: "Justin" <justin@xxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2002 15:33:26 -0000
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Thanks Andy.

Justin.

-----Original Message-----
From: Andrew Brockhurst [mailto:andy@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 26 February 2002 10:05 PM
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] [OT] Any Linksys broadband router users?


If you download the Firmware 1.42.3 update from www.linksys.com then yes.
It
can to PATS

HTH

Andy
----- Original Message -----
From: "Justin" <justin@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, February 25, 2002 9:45 AM
Subject: [ukha_d] [OT] Any Linksys broadband router users?


> I have a question:
> I'm considering buying a Linksys BEFSR11 broadband router.
> After searching around a bit, it's not whether it is possible do port
> redirection with this unit. e.g 9922 on the router forwards traffic to
port
> 22 on one of the machines on my LAN.
>
> The main reason for this is that I would prefer not to give script
kiddies
> an open invitation to try and hack into my network by opening common
> ports(21, 22, 80 etc). Even if security is tight, I would imagine if a
port
> scan revealed 22 to be open, they would devote a bit of time to trying
to
> get in, rather than moving on.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Justin.



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