FIREWALL STUFF

[Jean-Francois Messier]

One recommendation I read somewhere and I apply for my own router is to
use a different IP sefment than the default one. I use 192.168.25.0
instead of the 192.168.1.0. if someone connects via wireless, the IP
segment usually can tell him which type of router, giving him more
amunitions to actually hack it.

JF

> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: FIREWALL STUFF
> From: "Jean-François Gagnon Laporte" <kioshen at gmail.com>
> Date: Thu, February 22, 2007 12:25 pm
> To: "The Canadian Ubuntu Users Community" <ubuntu-ca at lists.ubuntu.com>
> 
> On 2/22/07, Maurice Murphy <m1625 at rogers.com> wrote:
> > Many thanks, Jean-François,
> >
> > I have already changed the router password, thanks to Alfred's
> > suggestion. Can you help me with "disable remote administration over the
> > WAN interface and only allow if possible local administration over
> > https. " I'm not too sure how to do this, sometimes us older (82)
> > hackers are somewhat ubuntu/linux challenged!
> >
> > I will ensure that all updates are installed.
> >
> > Maurice
> >
> 
> I was still talking about your router's settings actually. By giving a
> thorough read to your router's manual, you should be able to handle
> it. Some linksys manuals sometimes gives security pointers at the end
> too. If you are not sure about this, we will need your router's model
> number before we can give you a hand.
> 
> Have fun !
> 
> JF
> 
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