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Armand Chin Kwie Joe
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 Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2005 9:50 am Post subject:
Connect on demand with cable ISP
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Hi,
In Nuenen (the Netherlands) you can have access to broadband cable
(www.onsnet.nu).
It works perfect under SuSE 9.1.
But i wondered if there is a way to activate eth0 on demand, like
Kinternet does with dial-in.
Why? If i am not connected i can not be hacked.
Thanks in advance,
Armand |
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mjt
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Joined: 09 Mar 2005
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| Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2005 9:50 am Post subject:
Re: Connect on demand with cable ISP
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Armand Chin Kwie Joe wrote:
| Quote: | But i wondered if there is a way to activate eth0 on demand, like
Kinternet does with dial-in.
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[shell] ifdown eth0
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[shell] ifup eth0
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<< http://michaeljtobler.homelinux.com/ >>
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houghi
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Joined: 22 Feb 2005
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| Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2005 6:23 pm Post subject:
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mjt wrote:
| Quote: | Armand Chin Kwie Joe wrote:
But i wondered if there is a way to activate eth0 on demand, like
Kinternet does with dial-in.
[shell] ifdown eth0
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[shell] ifup eth0
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halt. :-)
Just put up your firewall. If going down is your defence, that means
that you are vurlnerable when you are up. That is not security. A system
that is up for only 5 minutes and can be hacked is just as bad as a
system that is online for 24 hours.
If you are really afraid to be hacked and that you are unable to prevent
that with SUSE or LInux, either buy a hardware firewall or stay offline.
What you are trying to do is to be just a little bit pregnant.
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houghi http://houghi.org
Personally, I think most sports fans are a little "gay". They'd
rather watch a bunch of sweaty guys jumping all over eachother,
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Armand Chin Kwie Joe
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Joined: 01 Mar 2005
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| Posted: Wed Feb 09, 2005 6:51 am Post subject:
Re: Connect on demand with cable ISP
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Ok, I get the picture.
SuSE Firewall already is on.
And i just turn of the power switch when i am gone.
Regards,
Armand
| Quote: | Armand Chin Kwie Joe wrote:
But i wondered if there is a way to activate eth0 on demand, like
Kinternet does with dial-in.
[shell] ifdown eth0
...
[shell] ifup eth0
halt. :-)
Just put up your firewall. If going down is your defence, that means
that you are vurlnerable when you are up. That is not security. A system
that is up for only 5 minutes and can be hacked is just as bad as a
system that is online for 24 hours.
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