Re: sygate and shields up

From: Volker Birk (bumens_at_dingens.org)
Date: 09/12/05 

Date: 12 Sep 2005 07:46:24 +0200

Nellie <Nellie@from.is.invalid> wrote:
> My point being that that (in my example) there is no way to
> differentiate. Security by obfucasion/doubt, no certainty. Unlike your
> 'definite' <shrug>.
> > The WAN connections don't
> > use ARP at all usually anyway, but some point2point protocol.
> I think I am/we are thinking of two distinct setups/talking at cross
> purposes.

Yes. Aren't we talking about boxes, which are connected via Modem, DSL,
$WHATEVER to the Internet, and "protected" by the "stealthing" feature
of a "Personal Firewall", so their IP-address is "hidden"?

I just wanted to explain, why this cannot work.

Of course, it is possible to completely hide an host in a network - just
_never_ send anyting to any other host, use the connection read only.

That includes, do not "load" webpages, do not send or receive E-Mail with
this host.

In such a scenario, the host is invisible to the rest of the network.
Sometimes, one is doing this for sniffing purposes, for example.

Yours,
VB. 

-- 
"Es kann nicht sein, dass die Frustrierten in Rom bestimmen, was in
deutschen Schlafzimmern passiert".
                                    Harald Schmidt zum "Weltjugendtag"

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