RE: [SLUG] another reason for linux

From: Ken Elliott (kelliott4@tampabay.rr.com)
Date: Thu Aug 12 2004 - 21:40:41 EDT


>>How many here use XP, or anything past w2k SP 2?

Home: W2k, Server 2K, SBS 2K, SuSE 9.0 and 9.1
Work: SuSE 9.1 on our server, Had to special order W2k for my workstation,
but the system restore discs are for XP. No W2K discs available. Odd...

Ken Elliott
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From: slug@nks.net [mailto:slug@nks.net] On Behalf Of Steve Szmidt
Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2004 10:01 AM
To: slug@nks.net
Subject: Re: [SLUG] another reason for linux

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On Thursday 12 August 2004 06:52 am, Robert Foxworth wrote:
> Another reason for linux ...
>
> Adding SP2 to a Windows XP install will disable raw socket support.
> This breaks the functionality of programs such as nmap-windows version
> that use raw sockets. MS acknowledges that this was done on purpose.
>
> Bob

Which brings up an interesting question. How many here use XP, or anything
past w2k SP 2?
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Steve

"They that would give up essential liberty for temporary safety deserve
neither liberty nor safety."
                                Benjamin Franklin

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