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RE: RFC1918 addresses to permit in for VPN?
From: "Deron J. Ringen" <djr () eng bellsouth net>
Date: Tue, 2 Jan 2001 13:49:46 -0500
Using RFC1918 space also gets you an IP range where the outside world has no route to it -- Sorry, but no packets are not getting there, ergo no way to hack.
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At that point, just by use of simple routing, you've effectively eliminated 100% of attacks from the outside, and you only have to worry about inside. The front door is secure, now work on the back door.
I know that this thread as escalated unrestrained, however this is the original point that I attempted to make. ...djr...
Current thread:
- Re: RFC1918 addresses to permit in for VPN?, (continued)
- Re: RFC1918 addresses to permit in for VPN? John Hawkinson (Feb 24)
- Re: RFC1918 addresses to permit in for VPN? John Fraizer (Feb 24)
- RE: RFC1918 addresses to permit in for VPN? Richard A. Steenbergen (Feb 24)
- RE: RFC1918 addresses to permit in for VPN? John Fraizer (Feb 24)
- RE: RFC1918 addresses to permit in for VPN? Richard A. Steenbergen (Feb 24)
- RE: RFC1918 addresses to permit in for VPN? John Fraizer (Feb 24)
- RE: RFC1918 addresses to permit in for VPN? John Fraizer (Feb 24)
- RE: RFC1918 addresses to permit in for VPN? John Fraizer (Feb 24)
- Re: RFC1918 addresses to permit in for VPN? mdevney (Feb 24)
- Re: RFC1918 addresses to permit in for VPN? Stephen Stuart (Feb 24)
- Re: RFC1918 addresses to permit in for VPN? Stephen Sprunk (Feb 24)
- RE: RFC1918 addresses to permit in for VPN? Deron J. Ringen (Feb 24)
- Re: RFC1918 addresses to permit in for VPN? Stephen Griffin (Feb 24)
- Re: RFC1918 addresses to permit in for VPN? mdevney (Feb 24)
- Re: RFC1918 addresses to permit in for VPN? Josh Richards (Feb 24)
- Re: RFC1918 addresses to permit in for VPN? Bennett Todd (Feb 24)
- Re: RFC1918 addresses to permit in for VPN? Andrew Brown (Feb 24)