This is definately more secure than any paper signature. Of course, both can be duplicated perfectly, the digital sig being a lot harder (depending on the key strength).
Just change your NIC's MAC address to something 1337. You can spell something cool from 0-9, A-F.
Like:
h1ee700000000.ne.mediaone.net
Well, you get the idea. Just imagine tech support if you goto register the same mac that someone else has. With the software MAC address set, it's entirely possible. (I'm not entirely sure on what is or isn't a valid MAC address)
Actually the port 80 block stopped some time ago, it was only in affect during the heavy code red period. They do howerver filter smb ports (137 and 139) and proxy ports (8080). You can request to have this filters lifted, but i feel they actually do some good. And yes, in my neighborhood they use MAC address limited dhcp. But you can change your MAC address, even in windows (depending on your NIC drivers). Linux, its simple as ifconfig. Trust me, it's worlds better than PPOE.
Who is behind Lindows.com? Michael Robertson is the CEO, founder, and central visionary behind Lindows.com. Prior to starting Lindows.com, he was the founder and CEO of MP3.com
Sounds like he's 2 for 2 concerning lawsuits.
I dug up this older article on MP3.com here.
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This is definately more secure than any paper signature. Of course, both can be duplicated perfectly, the digital sig being a lot harder (depending on the key strength).
Win2k had a similar bug with Athlon/AGP access a while back, maybe a year.
Just change your NIC's MAC address to something 1337. You can spell something cool from 0-9, A-F. Like: h1ee700000000.ne.mediaone.net Well, you get the idea. Just imagine tech support if you goto register the same mac that someone else has. With the software MAC address set, it's entirely possible. (I'm not entirely sure on what is or isn't a valid MAC address)
Actually the port 80 block stopped some time ago, it was only in affect during the heavy code red period. They do howerver filter smb ports (137 and 139) and proxy ports (8080). You can request to have this filters lifted, but i feel they actually do some good. And yes, in my neighborhood they use MAC address limited dhcp. But you can change your MAC address, even in windows (depending on your NIC drivers). Linux, its simple as ifconfig. Trust me, it's worlds better than PPOE.