Re: DSL and Debian questions Round 2
On 24, aug, 2000 at 04:59:16 -0600, Gary Hennigan wrote:
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> > I have occasional need to telnet into my box from work, will this
> > still be possible with a firewall installed?
>
> Generally, running telnetd is frowned upon. That's not to say it's not
> secure, but it's easier to crack, and very easy for someone running a
> sniffer to grab your password, since telnet is not encrypted.
Maybe Tera Term with the extra ssh modules can do it, or putty on a
floppy, that way you can carry it around with you and access your box
over a secure connection from any Windows box.
Just some ideas that I'll try out when I start on my new job next
friday. :-)
Regards
Morten
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