Re: ASUS mother board security question...

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Ben Ryan wrote:
> management console. Your cable modem should filter out directed
> broadcasts (anyone??).

Mediaone's external SB1200 modem does /not/ filter broadcast traffic.
I've seen broadcasts from *.255 before, as well as packets clearly
destined for Mars instead of me.  Infact, I would go as far as to
say that it's unlikely any cable modem would filter bcast -> that
is usually reserved for the ISP's routers.

Best advice I can offer you - use a firewall.  Cablemodem and xDSL
users alike - these people have great access, but they're clueless
about systems security.  I've seen probes from the "10 net" (10.x.x.x)
before, as well as packets with IP addresses clearly forged (somehow
I don't think www.whitehouse.gov would run nmap against me..).


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