Expect script kiddies to nmap scan large blocks of IP's for open ports. If you send email to/from ANY security lists or interact with any persons of great curiosity and technical ethics, be certain to employ an iptables type firewall that says: 1) I will allow telnet/ssh to/from $IPLIST 2) If you attempt to multicast or packet spoof or exploit DNS tunnelling, I will likewise bit bucket you. These 20 line iptable examples are readily available. Remember, I am a 50+ year old woman -- I can brute force your ssh/telnet in about 15 minutes. fouldragon@aol.com wrote: Well, I bought one of those $15 bargain Airlink101 routers from Fry's in an abortive attempt to fix a poor 802.11g connectivity situation. As it turned off, it was something else. Not wanting to consider it a write-off, I installed the new DD-WRT v24 firmware on it. However, before I drop it in (replacing a second-hand stock firmware Linksys WRT54G which I'm powering off a 12v laptop brick I'm really coveting for another project) I'm wondering if there are any settings I need to adjust to avoid offending the local ISP (in my case, Cox) -- I assume that the 'info page' and 'remote management' features might count as forbidden 'servers' to them, so I already turned them off, but what else? It's nice having something I can telnet into (since I don't spend enough time at a putty window at work) --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss (602)325-5325 Asterisk (503)754-4452 Blackberry EDVO/CDMA on Dell PII Kubuntu 7.10