[all / linux] neo as gps unit?

[Helge Hafting]

Olivier Migeot wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 21, 2009 at 4:44 PM, Helge Hafting<helge.hafting at hist.no> wrote:
> 
>> Could that be the default configuration?
> 
> That would also listen on ppp0. Which could be problematic if - dunno
> if many operators do that - its IP is directly reachable from the Wild
> (i.e. anybody could be able to know where you are... ).

That is something I can prevent if I want to.
(Have iptables block incoming SYN+ACK packets on ppp0)
Or perhaps I want some friends to be able to see this.

However, I don't think there are any operators that do this. IP 
addresses are expensive, so they surely don't want to hand them out to 
phones - almost none of the net surfing phones can run any server 
software anyway. The FR can, and perhaps you can hack it on a few 
others. The rest merely runs browsers...

To check: open one of those webpages that show you your own IP address.
Then try shh to that address. I cannot imagine this working...



Helge Hafting