on Mon, Nov 27, 2000 at 10:56:23PM +0100, Ringo De Smet (Ringo.DeSmet@bigfoot.com) wrote: > Hello, > > I recently acquired an ADSL connection. As long as my security hasn't > been configured correctly, I was thinking of bringing the NIC interface > to the ADSL modem down. Does this prevent hackers to reach my machine > in any way? Yes. If you don't have a network connection to the outside world, or your port to the outside world, the outside world doesn't have a connection to you. Pulling the plug, physicall, AKA air-gapping, is a surefire method, if you're still not convinced enough. -- Karsten M. Self <kmself@ix.netcom.com> http://www.netcom.com/~kmself Evangelist, Zelerate, Inc. http://www.zelerate.org What part of "Gestalt" don't you understand? There is no K5 cabal http://gestalt-system.sourceforge.net/ http://www.kuro5hin.org
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