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Turn Rendezvous on/off from the command line
Authored by: paranoid on Nov 04, '03 04:45:37AM

There are a couple of good security reasons to turn Rendezvous off. If you're on an untrusted network (say the wireless LAN down at the local coffee shop), it might not be a good idea to broadcast what services you're running. Even if they're password protected, there may be as-yet unreleased security holes in them.

Conversely, if you're trying to sniff a network without cluttering it up, or if you don't want your presence detected, the periodic multicasts from Rendezvous will ruin your day.



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