Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 17 May 1999 07:02:58 +1200 | From | Chris Wedgwood <> | Subject | Re: Clear reboot? |
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> I saw some solution for this problem using a magic network packet. > It was still working as long the NICs were still receiving packets > and sending up the stack.
Danger Will' Robinson!
If this wasn't done correctly, within a day or so something would appear on bugtraq on how to remotely reboot linux boxes. Effective DoS or whatever. True, you could load a password via sysctl, but many people wouldn't. I just don't think this is such a great idea...
Oh, btw, technically you wouldn't need to pass it up the stack all that far, perhaps not at all, depending on how many heroics you want to put into the drivers themselves.
-cw
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