Chris Green wrote:
> What do you mean by 'external LAN interface'?

Your router does connect you to the Internet, doesn't ist? External
administration is so "convenient" and "comfortable" that it may be
offered by default and if not your security need not be worth much.

On the other hand, getting at you that way will require knowledge and
effort. I expect you to be safe just because nobody as qualified would
consider it worth his time to look at your PI experiments. Now, if you
hosted a sizeable customer database there of ran a political website ...

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