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Deadrat name config
by David Freeman 06 Jun '01

06 Jun '01

Quick question: How do I configure the DNS on a deadrat box? The syntax seams different from what I'm used to. Thanks D __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail - only $35 a year! http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/

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Re: A Couple of responses in one :
by Earl Brannigan 06 Jun '01

06 Jun '01

> Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 05 Jun 2001 15:40:45 +0100 > From: Neill Newman <neill(a)entora.co.uk> > Organization: Entora Ltd > To: "'alug(a)stu.uea.ac.uk'" <alug(a)stu.uea.ac.uk> > Subject: Re: [Alug] A Couple of responses in one : > > Earl Brannigan wrote: > > > > MJR Wrote : > > > I'd certainly still be interested. It would also be nice to be on the > > > sending end of one of these attacks for a change...! > > > > For a change!?!?!......been on the receiving end then? > > I have. > > Recently had to completely rebuild a webserver because it had been rooted, > > trojaned, backdoored etc. There was no way to undo the mess that had been > > caused. > > I beleieve it was hacked via a bind overflow. > > aarrgghhh how many times.. apply the updates and this is less likely to > happen..(not impossible mind you) > If you want I can do a 10 minute demo at the barbeque on how to make a > machine install updates automatically if it will encourage people to do > this... I currently have 30 or so machines doing automatic updates, and > I have to do about 5 minutes a week to make it work smoothly, all it > took was a little time upfront... > > I'm sure Earl will now verify, doing 5 minutes admin a week is worth it > when compared to a machine rebuild... especially when it is a production > machine.... Argggggggh to you too ! ;o) The Machine in question is a cobalt and unfortunately they're slightly later than most with updates. Actually I fully agree with you. I have an little script which daily checks the update site. (though I only have it advising me if there is a change, I haven't worked out how to get the updates automatically by script...if anyone has played with a cobalt you'll know that there is only one route for applying patches. If you're a bit of a wiz with scripts though I'd be glad to get some info off you. Cheers Earl

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Re: [Alug] A Couple of responses in one :
by MJ Ray 06 Jun '01

06 Jun '01

Neill Newman <neill(a)entora.co.uk> writes: > does Debian (apt) check for changes before it upgrades ?? Yes, and it offers you choices including replace, keep and diff. > download the ISO's, insert CD, and select upgrade ;)... there have been Is there any "smarter" way than downloading ISOs? I hate doing that as it ties a machine up for hours by saturating its network connection. -- MJR

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Re: [Alug] Every Sperm is Sacred: Misc thread mark 2
by Earl Brannigan 06 Jun '01

06 Jun '01

Hi David >David Freeman <david_freeman(a)rocketmail.com> wrote : > Message: 8 > Date: Tue, 5 Jun 2001 08:48:03 -0700 (PDT) > From: > Reply-To: David_freeman(a)rocketmail.com > To: alug(a)stu.uea.ac.uk > Subject: [Alug] Every Sperm is Sacred: Misc thread mark 2 > > OK first of yes I am listening to Montey pythons CD Montey Python > Sings. Enjoy... > > 5) Are there any SQL experts out there who would mind helping me with > some college work? Shoot. Cheers Earl

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Re: [Alug] A Couple of responses in one :
by MJ Ray 06 Jun '01

06 Jun '01

David Freeman <david_freeman(a)rocketmail.com> writes: > > That's all well and good, but what do you do when the vendor's > > updates > > break core functionality required by your users? One thing Debian [...] > So true. I have a simple technique. MASSIVE firewall and a > discontinuous network connection. simple it works. I can't get local admins to agree to that, as it involves doing it at the network rack because the machines need to talk 100Mbps to each other. Sad, but true. Maybe after the next hack... -- MJR

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Re: Red hair and black leather: Re: [Alug] Every Sperm is Sacred: Misc thread mark 2
by MJ Ray 06 Jun '01

06 Jun '01

David Freeman <david_freeman(a)rocketmail.com> writes: > > > 0) does anyone out there use LaTeX in anger? > How would I get my name to show up in the header? Look at the fancyhdr package. More options than you'll ever want! Suitable for a university thesis! Safe for children! Non-toxic! Sorry, that's from the "Invisible Jim" box again... -- MJR

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Re: [Alug] Every Sperm is Sacred: Misc thread mark 2
by MJ Ray 06 Jun '01

06 Jun '01

In the spirit of the thread, I shall only answer even numbers. David Freeman <david_freeman(a)rocketmail.com> writes: > 0) does anyone out there use LaTeX in anger? Yes. Often furious. > 2) Contrary to what may seam I do know Coax and have used it. #bdsm > 4) Would people like a demo of 802.11b i.e. wireless lan equipment at > the next meet? Yes. > 6) NOOO question six Yes there is. See other thread. -- MJR

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Re: [Alug] ALUG meeting 17 June
by MJ Ray 06 Jun '01

06 Jun '01

David Freeman <david_freeman(a)rocketmail.com> writes: > > lpr, lprng, pdq, CUPS, ... ? > er what? [...] > I want to set it up a simply as possible. Many different print systems. We can outline them on the day, but remember "simple" is in the eye of the beholder... -- MJR

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Ref Meeting
by Danny Thorp 06 Jun '01

06 Jun '01

Where and what is The Hive? -- Best Regards Danny

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Firewall testing
by Adam Bower 05 Jun '01

05 Jun '01

Hi all, I just got around to updating my firewall to use IPtables and was wondering how could I check that I havn't left any big hole in it? I know about online port-scanners but how do I know if they are reliable? (indeed you can ssh to my machine and http from the outside world but the online ones I just tried seemed to ignore this little fact) I short does anyone know a good online portscanner or is anyone willing to run NMAP or nessus against me? Thanks Adam -- This message is Copyleft - all rights reversed Adam

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