On 2022-05-31 12:21, IL Ka wrote:
What's to stop some spurious instructions being sent in response to genuine request?Packets do not contain instructions, only data. If your TCP/IP implementation doesn't have vulnerabilities any packet shouldn't be a problem. Firewall prevents technically legal packets from reaching software that shouldn't be accessible from the Internet. In most cases a hacker finds an opened port (port listened to by some daemon) and connects to it. Firewall prevents hacker from doing it.
I have wondered since ages ago, likely on windows, I wanted to know about something, I forget what, and there was one result in Alta Vista or something.
Go to website there is a message "GO AWAY". I go away but then curious go back and my computer crashes. mick -- Key ID 4BFEBB31