goodloe@b11.ingr.com (Tony Goodloe) (07/24/89)
In article <13105@netnews.upenn.edu>, jeff@eniac.seas.upenn.edu (Jeffrey M White) writes: > To a unix person, the ability for > a user to be able to change his machine's IP address at virtually any time > seems absurd. > Jeff White Help out a poor hardware-oriented person. I thought that since the IP address was a "soft" incarnation, that on any IP system, anyone (with proper priveleges) (is that the key to your objection ?) could change the address. Let me know if I'm missing something. Seems like I always am. tony goodloe
chris@cayman.COM (Chris North) (07/24/89)
> could enter practically any IP address. To a unix person, the ability for > a user to be able to change his machine's IP address at virtually any time > seems absurd. > Does anyone out there run NCSA Telnet or something similar in public labs? > If so, how do you handle this potential problem. The GatorBox will only allow a user to select an IP address (static or dynamic) from within the MacIP range specified during configuration. If you select an address outside of this range, Telnet will not work. -chris -- Chris North chris@cayman.COM Cayman Systems 26 Landsdowne Street Cambridge MA 02139 617-494-1999