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Subject: Re: Tripwire [was: Re: NNTP as a trusted service]
From: mjr @ syl . dl . nec . com (Matt Ranney)
Date: Fri, 17 Jun 1994 14:41:52 -0500 (CDT)
To: ken @ bridge . com (Ken Hardy)
Cc: firewalls @ GreatCircle . COM
In-reply-to: <199406171524 . AA04490 @ racerx . bridge . com> from "Ken Hardy" at Jun 17, 94 10:24:04 am

Ken Hardy Writes...
) 
[...]
) Say I'm using I PC-based Unix system for a firewall.  If I left a
) floppy in the drive (only 1 A: drive) and the system rebooted, it would
) try to boot off of the floppy and fail, instead of rebooting Unix and
) being automatically available again.

Many BIOSes allow you to choose the order in which boot drives are
searched.  Although if yours doesn't I guess you're stuck.
-- 
Matt Ranney -  mjr @
 syl .
 dl .
 nec .
 com
  "You know, I don't think theres a man, woman, or child alive today
   who doesn't enjoy a lovely beverage."  -DL


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