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axiomatic · 09-17-2006, 01:05 PM

Thanks for the quick reply.

"The 4100 does not support hd >137gig. No LBA48bit support."

So this is a hardware limitation, and nothing I do to the BIOS or OS will change that? Hmm, bugger. Shall have to upgrade the default 70GB's then.

"The 4100 supports JVM, so you could do a secure login."

Is there anywhere on this forum, or on the web, that you could suggest I start looking at implementing Java? I believe you can use JVM to change the FTP server can't you?

In all honesty, the passwords I use (8-16 chars, mixture of upper/lower/numerical) have never really given me much to worry about. I know they're nowhere near as secure as the example you give don't get me wrong *grins* but when it comes to wanting to be able to access it, or give a friend access for uploading some files, it's going to be a bit of a logistical nightmare to start having passwords like that. I'm more worried about known security flaws in the FTP server itself - but I imagine I'm just being paranoid. After all, it's hardly running Windows is it? *laughs* So I've just gotta get a balance between useable and secure, I suppose.

I think I will take your advice of moving my external access point to somewhere else, tho, as you're right that portscanners will generally only pay attention to the known-commons unless they find something that makes them want to investigate further. Shall setup port-forwarding on it, assuming my router behaves!

09-17-2006, 01:05 PM	#3
axiomatic Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: UK Posts: 5	Re: Running a 4100 as FTP Server Thanks for the quick reply. "The 4100 does not support hd >137gig. No LBA48bit support." So this is a hardware limitation, and nothing I do to the BIOS or OS will change that? Hmm, bugger. Shall have to upgrade the default 70GB's then. "The 4100 supports JVM, so you could do a secure login." Is there anywhere on this forum, or on the web, that you could suggest I start looking at implementing Java? I believe you can use JVM to change the FTP server can't you? In all honesty, the passwords I use (8-16 chars, mixture of upper/lower/numerical) have never really given me much to worry about. I know they're nowhere near as secure as the example you give don't get me wrong grins but when it comes to wanting to be able to access it, or give a friend access for uploading some files, it's going to be a bit of a logistical nightmare to start having passwords like that. I'm more worried about known security flaws in the FTP server itself - but I imagine I'm just being paranoid. After all, it's hardly running Windows is it? laughs So I've just gotta get a balance between useable and secure, I suppose. I think I will take your advice of moving my external access point to somewhere else, tho, as you're right that portscanners will generally only pay attention to the known-commons unless they find something that makes them want to investigate further. Shall setup port-forwarding on it, assuming my router behaves!