Routers vs. PC's for routing - was list problems?

Fri May 24 18:56:39 UTC 2002

On Fri, 24 May 2002, Rowland, Alan  D wrote:
> AFAIK standard (non-proprietary) CompactFlash, SmartCards, Memory Stick, et
> al, are seen as (removable) storage with typical allowed attributes. I can
> set a file/folder/card to 'locked' in my camera but when plugged into the
> computer this will show as 'read only.'

"read-only" is a filesystem attribute. You can still format the card and 
kill the filesystem. Not good for a secure router.

The only consumer flash card with physical write protect switch is the 
"Secure Digital" stuff, afaik.

-Dan
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