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Skip The IP Address

Posted by Hemos on from the who-needs-'em dept.

j0hnyb1423 writes "Have you ever wanted to be able to connect to that stackless Snort or Hogwash box without walking over to it and plugging in a monitor and keyboard? Well, at last here's your answer - noiptun. Yes, it requires an IP stack to be compiled into the kernel but no IP addresses necessary on the real interface(s). And if stealth IDS setups aren't your bag, then you can at least use it to browse /. without having an IP bound to your linux workstation."

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  1. Re:Is it just me.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Interesting
    Is it just me.. or does this sort of defeat the whole point of having a box that you can't connect to over the network in the first place?

    I agree, but for a different reason. This box has an IP address. It uses one, so it has an IP address. Any other definition is pointless. What it doesn't have is an IP stack, which the story gets right. Only the title says it has no IP address.