Re: Wake-On-LAN security

[Chris Largret <largret () gmail com>]

On Fri, 2006-07-07 at 11:59 +0200, Hylton Conacher(ZR1HPC) wrote:
> What command or procedure could be used by a hacker coming through my 
> ADSL connection into the switch to wake up machines plugged into the 
> switch that have Wake-On-LAN nics?
>
> How could I prevent the machines from waking up, besides turning off the 
> switch or unplugging the network cable?

I'm not familiar with the process of remotely turning on computers over
the LAN (never had the need to), but I have had the ability to
enable/disable it in most of my system BIOSs. That would be the first
place to check.

--
Chris Largret <http://www.largret.com>


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