Re: Why so many default interfaces?

From: erik (erik_at_geenspam.vanwesten.net)
Date: 03/29/04

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    Ted Unangst wrote:

    > On 26 Mar 2004, Kyndig wrote:
    >
    >> I'm just curios why OpenBSD has so many interfaces setup by default.
    >> Are they all being used for something? And, if not, wouldn't it be
    >> more secure to setup only the interfaces that are to be used?
    >
    > they all could be used for something. if they aren't configured, it
    > hardly matters. they sit there, and do nothing.

    And they are doing that awfully fast. ;-)

    EJ 

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