Path: utzoo!utgpu!watmath!clyde!att!chinet!mcdchg!nud!sunburn!dover!waters
From: waters@dover.uucp (Mike Waters)
Newsgroups: comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d
Subject: Re: Remote control of PC via modem
Message-ID: <569@dover.uucp>
Date: 3 Dec 88 19:11:29 GMT
References: <4652@phoenix.Princeton.EDU> <12630002@hpcupt1.HP.COM>
Reply-To: waters@dover.UUCP (Mike Waters)
Organization: Motorola CAD Mesa, AZ {dover}
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In article <12630002@hpcupt1.HP.COM> williamo@hpcupt1.HP.COM (William O'Shaughnessy) writes:
>The primary thing you want to do is switch your console to com1.
>3.)  a  password program that reads a password from the comport.  There
>	are a few nasties out there that dial phone numbers looking for
>	auto answer modems.  Wouldn't you like to have one of them 
>	controlling your telescope!

I agree on the hacker problem, but please don't get the idea that a password
alone fixes the problem!

Password "crackers" are almost an art form these days and could likely 
get your password with a simple system such as described in a few hours.

The solution really depends on how much damage can be done and how much you
have to spend (see my earlier post for one idea). Whatever you do though
DONT ignore the possibility that someone you don't want will be calling!

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