[plug] Linux security idea - maybe

[Bernd Felsche]

On Fri, Jun 13, 2003 at 10:43:09PM +0800, Craig Ringer wrote:
> >No USB?  No network?

> USB boot is usually disabled in BIOS, and if not should be disabled by 
> the admin. Network boot (PXE or similar) is typically only used when 
> other boot methods (HDD etc) have failed.

Quite a few machines ship with PXE-first. I had one Gigabyte and a
VIA (Mini-ITX) with that set ahead of HDD-0

Every hole is a hole. :-)

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