I think, rsh is quite obsolete
Dave Mitchell
davem at iabyn.com
Tue Nov 14 11:28:55 UTC 2006
On Tue, Nov 14, 2006 at 05:12:58PM +0800, David Woodhouse wrote:
> On Tue, 2006-11-14 at 00:56 +0000, Dave Mitchell wrote:
> > > Of course it does. It can't work with dynamic NATs as it uses IP
> > > (and reserved TCP port) for access check but rsh is just a simple
> > > TCP connection to a well-known port.
> >
> > The rsh protocol requires the server to make a second TCP connection back
> > to a low-numbered ephemeral port specified by the client, for the stderr
> > channel. If you haven't got a stateful, inspecting firewall, you're hosed.
>
> Why do you say such a thing? I don't have a stateful, inspecting
> firewall -- but rsh seems to work fine.
>
> In fact, I don't have a firewall at all -- firewalls just break things.
> In general, firewalls are a band-aid to patch over broken software; a
> poor substitute for proper security.
The original point being made was that rsh won't work with a simple
firewall. You either have to turn the firewall off, or install a complex
firewall (that may then have its own security problems).
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