[33140] in North American Network Operators' Group
RE: RFC1918 addresses to permit in for VPN?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Randy Bush)
Sun Dec 31 14:32:53 2000
From: Randy Bush <randy@psg.com>
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To: "Deron J. Ringen" <djr@eng.bellsouth.net>
Cc: "Simon Lyall" <simon.lyall@ihug.co.nz>, <nanog@merit.edu>
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Date: Sun, 31 Dec 2000 11:29:20 -0800
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> That makes perfect sense to me...there is not a better way to protect a
> box from a DOS/hack than to only give it a private address.
this is a common fantasy. changing the its license place does not change
the vulnerability of your car to an accident.
randy