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Re: Mozillat trashing host file


From: Rob <spamproof () nospammail net>
Date: Wed, 08 Jun 2005 08:22:14 -0700

Daniel Sichel wrote:
As a standard part of our laptop windblose install we pre populate the
host file with the business related entries we need (no arp cache
poisoning please) then make the host rile read only. You'd be amazed at
the headaches this simple prescaution prevents.
Dan Sichel
Network Engineer
Ponderosa Telephone
daniels () ponderosatel com (559) 868-6367

How does a locked down host file prevent arp cache poisoning,
or do you mean dns cache poisoning?
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