On Tue, 2006-06-13 at 10:34 -0700, Scott Silva wrote:
William L. Maltby spake the following on 6/13/2006 4:41 AM:
On Mon, 2006-06-12 at 18:53 -0400, Thomas E Dukes wrote:
Hello,
I have been on a dynamic ip for about 5 years and have just upgraded to a static ip.
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I almost didn't mention it because it's so common a concern now, but just in case.
Static IP gives attackers a lot more leeway in their attempts to penetrate.<snip>
I have a dynamic address at home, and according to the logs, it hasn't changed for over a year. So I think the firewall and TCP Wrappers stuff applies to ANY machine connected to the internet.
Yep. It's just that whenever someone makes the switch, someone else always remembers to say what I said, essentially. It's really like a gun: always assume it's loaded and handle with care. So too, regardless of static or dynamic, secure your setup. *But*, it's generally considered a little less risky to have a frequently changing IP.
BTW, my IP used to not vary much either. But now TW Cable here in the Piedmont/Triad Region has recently made some changes and it is changing more frequently now. I tend to defeat it, not on purpose *yet*, because I stay "up" for extended periods. But they are getting "smarter" (or stupider, depending on your goals) about it.