John Summerfield wrote (about ADSL routers):
> I would not make any such assumption. I know of one brand that has, by
> default, telnet open to the Internet.
So do I.
Helpful hint: with some of those, you can't actually switch off the
remote telnet; the device wants to either handle it itself or forward
port 23 somewhere. But you can forward port 23 to a non-existent host on
your local network, which has the same effect.
Consumer grade network devices: they're all the same, yet all suck in
their own weird and wonderful ways...
James.
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