AFAIK standard (non-proprietary) CompactFlash, SmartCards, Memory Stick, et al, are seen as (removable) storage with typical allowed attributes. I can set a file/folder/card to 'locked' in my camera but when plugged into the computer this will show as 'read only.' Then again, router manufacturers are infamous for jiggering as much as possible to proprietary. Might still be able to 'administer' the card in another machine then install it in the proprietary device but that might void your warranty. :) Hey, they're just protecting their market share, right? Worked for Apple, oh, wait a minute... (/mnt asbestos underwear) Just my 2¢. -Al -----Original Message----- From: Steven J. Sobol [mailto:sjsobol@JustThe.net] Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2002 2:39 PM To: Dan Hollis Cc: E.B. Dreger; Vinny Abello; nanog@merit.edu Subject: Re: Routers vs. PC's for routing - was list problems? On Thu, 23 May 2002, Dan Hollis wrote:

On Thu, 23 May 2002, Steven J. Sobol wrote:

...

On Thu, 23 May 2002, E.B. Dreger wrote:

...

EIDE-based flash drives have become very inexpensive. Some embedded systems use CompactFlash boards. Can you set flash drives to be write-only?

Why would you want to do this?

Duh. Sorry about the brainfart. I was about to launch into a long explanation of what I want to do when I realized I wrote "write-only" instead of "read-only." I meant "read-only." Note to self: Engage brain *before* fingers. -- Steve Sobol, CTO (Server Guru, Network Janitor and Head Geek) JustThe.net LLC, Mentor On The Lake, OH 888.480.4NET http://JustThe.net "In a 32-bit world, you're a 2-bit user/You've got your own newsgroup: alt.total.loser" - "Weird Al" Yankovic, "It's All About the Pentiums"