"David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> wrote in
news:j3tu550jo2@news2.newsguy.com:

> From: "Dustin" <bughunter.dustin@gmail.com>
>
>> G. Morgan <G_Morgan@easy.com> wrote in
>> news:mrk367ls6vh2qhorf7b7j0igjpdldqcjb7@Osama-is-dead.net:
>>
>>> I was actually thinking of the PCI database. But the FCC has one
>>> too on NIC's.
>>>
>>> http://www.pcidatabase.com/search.ph...tr=4315&device
>>> _s earch.x=0&device_search.y=0
>>>
>>> Wouldn't LoJack be able to recognize a NIC in this manner and
>>> still work on Linux?
>>
>> It can't drop the exe on linux. So, it will try one of two things:
>> Wait for your net to get hot and try to call home; using optionrom2
>> code base. Failing that, it will bios lock the system until it's
>> got the OK to proceed. Either way, you have a paperweight for a
>> laptop.
>>
>
> Ahhhh....
> If can't phone home, how would it know it was stolen ?

Well, the thing is, if you never let it phone home; it assumes the
worst and bios locks you anyway. It has to be able to check in every so
often or you lose access until it is allowed to do so.


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