5 Feb
2011
5 Feb
'11
11:42 p.m.
On Feb 5, 2011, at 8:30 PM, Matthew Kaufman wrote:
On 2/5/2011 8:15 PM, Paul Timmins wrote:
OR just upgrade your gear, and while you're at it, you can now safely enable IPv6 anyway.
Well, enable IPv6. Safely? I don't see how upgrading your gear magically makes the various security threats -- including the current topic of rogue RAs -- go away.
Matthew Kaufman
Most rogue RAs are problematic on networks that don't have legitimate RAs to override them. Yes, someone can do a malicious RA, but, the current problem is mostly people doing accidental RAs thanks to Micr0$0ft's convenient "Click here to screw your neighbors" buttons. Owen