[Novalug] IPV6 Questions

Mackenzie Morgan macoafi@gmail.com
Tue Jul 22 16:52:49 EDT 2008


On Tue, Jul 22, 2008 at 4:50 PM, Ken Kauffman <kkauffman@headfog.com> wrote:
> Wanting end to end connections sounds like a convenience, not a need.  Also,
> wasn't UPnP invented to grandpa didn't have to port forward?

UPnP should be disabled.  There is a virus that alters your router's
DNS settings.  It can either get in by guessing the default router
password or completely skip the whole password issue if you've got
UPnP enabled.  http://blog.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2008/06/malware_silently_alters_wirele_1.html

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