QUOTE (baronspam @ May 29 2011, 08:44 AM)

I was reading somewhere an discussion about hakcing into a comlink that had one's cybergear subscribed to it. I am somewhat unnerved by the possibility of a good hacker scrambling my cybereyes, turning off my cyberlegs or other such mischef. A couple of questions on this-
Can a comlink in hidden mode be hacked, or does it refuse the outside connections? Edit: If it can still be hacked, can you run a stealth program to make it harder to find?
Can you just reset your comlink thus dumping the hacker? If so how long does that take if the comlink user is ordering the reset, not just the security in the comlink trying the reset on its own?
Also, are comlinks basically considered nodes for other purposes, like having a +4 to firewall once an active alert is in place? If you are really paranoid can you run IC programs on your comlink to go after somone trying to hack in?
Yes... And, technically, Maybe... A Stealth Program can make a File or Node Portal more difficult to find, or appear as something else. I simulate this as the Extended Roll for finding a Hiden Node amidst the confusion of Nodes in the area. If the target does not Hide their node portal, then I use the Single: Detect Hidden Node Roll. I do not see Hideen Nodes running Stealth to Further conceal it, as very common outside of the Shadows (Runners and Paranoid Individuals likely do this routinely). Some Corps do this to hide specific Sections of their networks, if they do not just use a completely seperate Network.
Yes, but a reset is not automatic, and is not immediate. It takes time for that to happen. See Below from SR4A Matrix Action.
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REBOOT (SYSTEM)
You initiate a reboot of a device with a Complex Action. You must have the appropriate privileges to do so (usually an admin account) and you must make a System + Response (10, 1 Combat Turn) Extended Test. When enough hits are achieved, all programs stop running and all sub-scriptions are terminated and anyone who is still running their persona on the device is severed from the Matrix, sufering dumpshock (p.237) if they are in VR. Restarting the system takes a number of Combat Turns equal to the device’s System (or Device Rating). The device then reboots itself by making a System + Response (10, 1 Combat Turn) Extended Test. The device creates no node afer the initiation of a reboot until it reaches the threshold of the Extended Test.
Yes, Comlinks are Nodes in their own right. Yes, they receive the Bonus to Firewall on a deteceted intrusion. Yes, you can run IC in your Comlink to deter Intruders if you like.