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Re: [LUG] UPNP

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Subject: Re: [LUG] UPNP
From: Tom <madtom1999@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 04 Dec 2013 10:19:34 +0000
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On 04/12/13 09:40, Philip Hudson wrote:

What's it for? What do I lose or risk losing if I turn it off? The intertubes make it sound very clever but don't offer any examples I even recognize let alone need or use.

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Its to allow people to take control of your devices without your permission - its a simple unsecured discovery method that allows windows PC's to find things like printers, storage cameras etc with ease. Or a total security nightmare in computing terms.
Tom te tom te tom

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References:
- [LUG] UPNP
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