Re: Internet security

["JL" <fastgroup@xxxxxxxxxx>]

You were right.  I am sorry.  Shoulda, woulda, coulda done more research
before posting.

Thanks for the correction,

JL
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     Manana is often the busiest day of the week.
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-----Original Message-----
From: Ron Augustine <RonAug@xxxxxxxx>
To: JL <fastgroup@xxxxxxxxxx>; omega-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
<omega-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wednesday, July 22, 1998 8:35 PM
Subject: Re: Internet security


>JL,
>
>Your message is clear but I'm not sure of the accuracy.  Do you have any
>specific information that this alleged Hack Software can talk to network
>hard-drives across differing networking protocols?  Normally, a TCP/IP
>channel into a PC can only access whatever adapter the TCP/IP protocol is
>bound to.  In the case of a modem link, this would restrict it to the
>Dial-Up Adapter in Win-95 (not sure about NT) and the LAN would be using
>NETBUI or PCX and bound to the NIC, not the Dial-Up Adapter.
>
>I have not been able to find much information on the alleged hacking
program
>and it is unclear if it actually exists, and if so, precisely what it does
>and how.  If you have any information on the hack and the alleged dangers,
>I'd be very happy to receive it.
>
>At this stage of the game, I would have to agree with someone else who
>commented that it sounds suspiciously like the "Win a Holiday Virus" scam.
>_____________________________________
>At 04:34 PM 7/22/98 -0600, you wrote:
>
>>Changing networking protocols is not going to make your network
>>invulnerable.  The problem is one computer, we'll call it the internet
>>computer,  is hooked to the internet using TCP/IP (which is the protocol
of
>>the internet).  Then another computer, we'll call it the network computer,
>>is networked to the internet computer using NetBeui or another protocol.
If
>>someone accesses the internet computer, using a hack program, they will
>>still be able to talk to the network computer because the internet
computer
>>will act like translator if sharing is still allowed.
>>
>>NT is a little more safe because you can do directory or file shares not
>>just a whole drive like 95 or 98.
>>
>>Hope this is clear.
>>
>>JL
>>fastgroup@xxxxxxxxxx
>>     Manana is often the busiest day of the week.
>>                               -Spanish Proverb
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Ron Augustine <RonAug@xxxxxxxx>
>>To: Neil Harrington <njh@xxxxxxxxx>; omega-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>><omega-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>Date: Wednesday, July 22, 1998 1:38 PM
>>Subject: RE: Internet security
>>
>>>If you need to keep file and printer sharing between networked PCs, but
>>>still want to prevent against a Hack Attack from the Net, you could use a
>>>different network protocol (like NETBUI) for your local LAN and keep
TCP/IP
>>>for your Net connection.
>>
>
>