> This is only if you don't change the access in the security profile, its > relatively simple to turn off if you pay attention to what your doing. I > agree that its silly to have that as the default but... its ascend :) > > The 3 levels of access are pointless because once you have the telnet password, > > it allows you to go into diagnostic mode and dump the p50's config to a > > tftp server, complete with all passwords for the unit.... It's actually a good idea. Most customers using pipelines for NAT don't want to bother with all that security gobbledegook. Personally I think there can't be enough security, but for ease of installation, Ascend's stance on intital setup configuration security is good. It saves me a lot of headaches. ++ Ascend Users Mailing List ++ To unsubscribe: send unsubscribe to ascend-users-request@bungi.com To get FAQ'd: <<A HREF="http://www.nealis.net/ascend/faq">http://www.nealis.net/ascend/faq</A>> </PRE> <!--X-MsgBody-End--> <!--X-Follow-Ups--> <!--X-Follow-Ups-End--> <!--X-References--> <HR> <STRONG>References</STRONG>: <UL> <LI><STRONG><A HREF="msg11547.html">Re: (ASCEND) security hole in p50</A></STRONG></LI> <UL> <LI><EM>From</EM>: Brett Hawn <blh@texas.net></LI> </UL> </UL> <!--X-References-End--> <!--X-BotPNI--> <HR> <UL> <LI>Prev by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg11550.html">Re: (ASCEND) TNT and ISDN</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg11553.html">Re: (ASCEND) TNT and ISDN</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Prev by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg11547.html">Re: (ASCEND) security hole in p50</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg11565.html">Re: (ASCEND) security hole in p50</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Index(es): <UL> <LI><A HREF="maillist.html#11549"><STRONG>Main</STRONG></A></LI> <LI><A HREF="thrd272.html#11549"><STRONG>Thread</STRONG></A></LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> <!--X-BotPNI-End--> <!--X-User-Footer--> <!--X-User-Footer-End--> </BODY> </HTML>