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List:       soekris-tech
Subject:    Re: [Soekris] comBIOS via COM2 / GPIO 18 19 20
From:       Andreas Schweigstill <andreas () schweigstill ! de>
Date:       2008-02-19 13:39:21
Message-ID: 47BADC09.5020202 () schweigstill ! de
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Hello!

Igor Sobrado schrieb:
> I think that it is a security feature.  Just my opinion, but I think
> that it would be too easy to lock a Soekris computer by redirecting
> the comBIOS to the second serial port on a machine with a single port.

I fully agree but because of another aspect of security. On some systems
the second port may be used for a dial-up modem. If the Soekris box
crashes a remote person can be able to modify the boot process.

Regards
Andreas Schweigstill

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