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| torino:
Today's challenge is... Donkey Kong (dkong). But let me start from the beginning. I think I found better/easier solution with www.drivehq.com, which is basically a FTP server but this particular option uses WebDAV drive mapping feature which allows windows programs to work with files on the internet. My tests say this works very well and the best of all it does not require anyone else to install any additional software or open any new accounts. Whoever wants to participate and have a go at this "public machine" only needs to do this: 1.) Top menu of any folder: Tools->Map Network Drive... (Z:) "http://www.drivehq.com/webdav/OnlineMAME" Username: OnlineMAME / Password: letmeplay 2.) MAME .ini change: hiscore_directory Z:\Hi-Score That's it. Current scoreboard: 1st 010500 TOR 2nd 009800 ABC 3rd 007650 4th 006100 6th 005950 How high can you get? |
| leapinlew:
--- Quote from: torino on June 05, 2011, 10:26:32 pm ---If you're so worried what are you doing here, on the internet I mean? Unplug, quickly... unplug!!! --- End quote --- Just because you are naive about how viruses work doesn't mean we all are. --- Quote from: torino on June 05, 2011, 10:26:32 pm ---Being solely MAME system, not making any updates and not fluffing around the internet means there would be nothing to "open the door" for malware and viruses to come in, especially if you disable all the other internet/remote access background services. Plus, MAME would only need to open internet connection briefly, and to only one particular server, after you play some game, so unless the attack comes directly from our file server there is simply no other way your computer could be compromised. Even if you had permanent 24/7 internet connection on that computer you would need someone specifically targeting your system for there to be anything to worry about, and even then simple firewall would be able to protect you. In any case I suggest you should keep your private documents, your bank accounts and everything important on your personal computer and worry about that, not MAME machine, also make backup and worry more about hard-drive failure than virtual bacteria eating your files, or better yet, don't worry, be happy. --- End quote --- You familiar with conficker or any of a number of different worms which penetrate your system from inside your network? This happens with no user interaction. If I plugged my Mame computer onto the same network as my internet, it would then be connected on the LAN and be exposed to other computers on the LAN. I would have to do all the maintenance I was referring to and for what? What is the purpose of having an internet connection on my Mame computer? Why would I do all this extra work? I have other computers/laptops that I would rather use to get on the internet. The hardware I'm using to run my computers would choke if I had to run all the latest updates, antivirus, etc. Furthermore, how many computes do you have hooked into your internet? I have dozens. So maybe Joe Everyman doesn't mind updating his only Mame computer so it can be connected to the internet, but I prefer the lower maintenance of a standalone system. If you want to connect your Mame computer to the internet, good for you. I won't try to convince you it's unsafe so do me a favor and quit trying to convince me it is safe. |
| torino:
--- Quote from: leapinlew on June 06, 2011, 09:15:26 am ---What is the purpose of having an internet connection on my Mame computer? Why would I do all this extra work? I have other computers/laptops that I would rather use to get on the internet. --- End quote --- You can use any computer you like, I have to use my laptop for this since all my MAME machine run DOS, at the moment. -- By the way, I forgot to mention this should be compatible across many platforms. Those instruction above are for WinXP, but any other OS, including Linux and MacOS, should be able to map that Network Drive via some control panel, or something. Are you going to try it, the Donkey Kong? How high can you get? |
| newmanfamilyvlogs:
So here's an interesting proposal... A .hi is just a copied section of the target platform's ram.. I wonder if it would be possible to write a properly malformed .hi to cause a buffer overflow in the target emulator's ram to run arbitrary code outside of the emulation platform. |
| torino:
--- Quote from: cotmm68030 on June 06, 2011, 10:40:13 am ---So here's an interesting proposal... A .hi is just a copied section of the target platform's ram.. I wonder if it would be possible to write a properly malformed .hi to cause a buffer overflow in the target emulator's ram to run arbitrary code outside of the emulation platform. --- End quote --- Where is this paranoia coming from? Are you actually accusing me of potentially hiding some virus inside "dkong.hi", which could somehow trigger something, somewhere and do some bad things, for some strange reason? That's like accusing me of stealing your thoughts, it's craazy. -- Now, do you want your thoughts back? Gather some courage and have a go at Donkey Kong. How high can you get? P.S. Unless you beat my score in the next 5 hours I will eat your thoughts!! |
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