Yet Another Linux Blog: ClarkConnect--Enterprise Linux for Your Home
Jul 26, 2006, 19:30 (1 Talkback[s])
[ Thanks to devnet for
this link. ]
"Ever wonder how you could get a solid Security Enhanced
Enterprise Grade Linux Router/Server with ftp, apache, traffic
shaping, pop-up blocker, content filter, intrusion
detection/prevention, and other nice handy tools that every robust
server should have... and here's the kicker... installed and
running in about 30 minutes in your home? I know quite a few
friends of mine that went out and bought routers from brand names
like Linksys, Dlink, and Netgear and then bragged about how cool
their new router was (especially concerning 'gaming routers.' Good
lord that's a con). I then showed them that their router was
hackable within a few minutes because most of them didn't change
their default password. It's interesting also that their routers
didn't do a whole heckuva lot other than route traffic... without
throttling or intrusion prevention/detection. On those that were
wireless... after some intense packet sniffing, I logged into their
network and began surfing the web..."
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