[opendtv] Re: Valenti interview with TheTech
- From: "Kon" <kon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2004 17:29:38 -0400
Thats true, indeed. But now we're (correct me if I'm wrong) on to a
different topic - namely that someone is hacking the vendor's software,
which itself is obeying distribution rules. So blame falls on the
hacker. TTL restriction is about as secure as the BF packet itself...
Cheers
Kon
> > Ah, all easily solved. Just hardcode the TTL internally on the ip
> > rebroadcast server to a value range of 2-4.
>
> Whew. I suppose that might equal the "robustness" expected in
> this BF scheme, but it's frightfully easy to hack, without so
> much as a penknife. Sometimes just configure the router to
> "fix" this little problem.
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