Fear of intel remote management
by mw.decavia from LinuxQuestions.org on (#6K4WR)
Right now I must use an Intel-based laptop pc, which (they say) has remote management built into it's firmware and offers to the outside internet out-of-band management via it's built-in Intel e1000 nic.
To avoid that, I had been avoiding using that e1000 nic. For outside internet I have used expresscard ethernet and/or usb wifi, both by Realtek. And disabled the e1000 in the bios setup.
But recently I have started needing to use the e1000 as an inside (lan) ethernet port, connecting to a Raspberry pi running raspbian OS.
My laptop pc is configured for usb wifi to the outside internet and NAT'd ethernet between the Raspberry and the laptop.
How safe against remote management is the e1000 nic if it is only connected to a Raspberry on an inside lan connection?
To avoid that, I had been avoiding using that e1000 nic. For outside internet I have used expresscard ethernet and/or usb wifi, both by Realtek. And disabled the e1000 in the bios setup.
But recently I have started needing to use the e1000 as an inside (lan) ethernet port, connecting to a Raspberry pi running raspbian OS.
My laptop pc is configured for usb wifi to the outside internet and NAT'd ethernet between the Raspberry and the laptop.
How safe against remote management is the e1000 nic if it is only connected to a Raspberry on an inside lan connection?