Thread: WOL Security
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Old July 3rd 05, 01:36 AM
William P. N. Smith
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Notan wrote:
Running Windows XP Pro... In the BIOS, I've set both a System Password and
a Setup (BIOS) Password. When I first turn the system on, before anything
even initializes, the system asks me for a Password, or, rather, it used to.


Yes, and now that you are doing WOL, you might be on the other side of
the planet when the power comes up, and it's not going to ask for any
BIOS-level passwords typed into the console keyboard before it'll
boot.