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> When I was using verizon as a dsl provider I applied patches at least
> twice a month. I had no need to reset it, although I hardly think you
> can refer to roaring penguins very interactive set up as hellish. The
I meant by restarting the daemon which would grab a new ip#. Not
reconfigure it. Yes, I was not clear.
> advantage to patching is the same reason people patch software, bugs get
> found and exploited. If you are on one ip long enough, they will get ya.
I checked the latest .deb and it seemed like they were only adding new
compatability for new modems last time so I didn't upgrade it. If there
was an exploit listed, I would have upgraded.
Yes, it was hellish for me, but then again, I'm not such a lucky guy.
Remember the reiser thread? Everyone had good luck but me. :)
Thanks for the heads up on this. I'll reconsider upgrads.
Fred
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