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Re: selecting old machines for firewall/router use



I wrote:
> Or from the inside.  If none of the machines on the LAN are running
> Windows you're probably ok.

Stan writes:
> How is this a security issue?  Broadcast packets coming from the
> customer that hit the DSLAM are instantly dropped.

Nothing to do with the DSLAM.  These routers usually expose a Web
interface on the LAN side.  Malware on a Windows machine on the LAN
could break into the router.

-- 
John Hasler


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