Damir Rajnovic wrote:
>
> Hi there!
>
> > On 29 Oct 1996, Ryan Russell/SYBASE wrote:
>
> > > Time for office pranks! I'll just go over to Joe's PC
> > > and hit www.playboy.com when he's not there...
>
> > This is an issue with logging accesses. Sooner or later, someone *will*
> > try another person's machine (trust me on this one). Alerting the
> > end-user like this is a good thing, for sure. If Joe doesn't lock up his
> > PC when he's not there, he's going to be in violation of my security
> > policy, and I'll want to talk with him as well as the person who did the
> > original deed. Anyway, disconnecting Joe's PC at the wiring closet is
> > much more effective as a prank, especially if Joe can't get in to fix it ;)
>
> > Paul
> > (Who hopes 'Joe' isn't reading this)
> > -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > Paul D. Robertson "My statements in this message are personal opinions
> > proberts @
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net which may have no basis whatsoever in fact."
> > PSB#9280
>
> Joe can lock his PC but he can't stop me from changing IP address of my
> PC (to Joe's address, of course). I know that this requires a little
> technical knowledge but that way I can prank Joe without leaving my
> desk.
>
This can easily be avoided by partitionning the hub port where a PC is
connected whenever you change it's IP address without authorization.
Needs 10BaseT or alike.
My $0.02
Thierry
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Thierry Guinet
Systems & Network programmer, Namsa Luxembourg
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Guinet @
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