On Wednesday 25 April 2007, Les Mikesell wrote: >Gene Heskett wrote: >>> That Windows XP contained a firewall but had it turned off in its default >>> state is incomprehensible to me. That it was off by default is certainly >>> to a great extent responsible for the worm infestations we have seen, >>> especially before SP2, but also after, for those that did not update >>> their systems. >>> >>> It seems undescribably stupid to ship a product with a built in firewall, >>> but keeping the firewall turned off in its default configuration. >> >> Oh, we could describe it allright, but then everyone would have a copy of >> my personal 15 minute monolog, IF their monitor was fireproof. > >On the other hand it is just bizarre to have a network full of things >that don't respond to ICMP/ping. Yeah, like ALL of vz's servers. HTF are you supposed to troubleshoot when one of their dns machines gets hammered and falls over? I've had more than one very pointed discussion with their tech support about that. Some don't even respond to a tcp ping! >-- > Les Mikesell > lesmikesell@xxxxxxxxx -- Cheers, Gene "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Mal: "You know, I hear tell they used to keelhaul traitors back in the day. I don't have a keel to haul you on, so..." --Episode #9, "Ariel"
