dc phone home
two white hats have reconfigured a dreamcast console to work as a disposable network attack box. it uses custom linux software and it's handy ethernet adapter to tunnel through a firewall from the inside and "phone home" to the intruder's machine. the box cycles through standard service ports [ssh, web access, email, etc] in search of a door to the outside net. it pings and hunts proxies, too. and what would building security have to say if they saw the probe? "hey, cool toy." here's the article on securityfocus.com. Matt @ 12:54 PM