Networking stuff.....oo-er

2013-01-25 Thread James Rankin
I'm trying to configure my home router to do some port forwarding onto a device on my internal network. However, this is a VMWare Workstation guest using NAT networking so it has an address on a different range (192.168.183.x) rather than the home network's default range (192.168.1.x) So when I

Re: Networking stuff.....oo-er

2013-01-25 Thread Graeme Carstairs
We have just moved several customers who were on BT Broadband of to other providers becasu their routers and the way they deal with static public IP's the router gets its IP from DHCP and if you pay for static it is passed through to the dynamic one The router then will only allow you to port

Re: Limiting who can send all-staff e-mails

2013-01-25 Thread kz20fl
Just wait till someone forwards a joke or scam report to your entire staff, or asks for someone to move their car. That should do it. Sent from my Blackberry, which may be an antique but delivers email RELIABLY -Original Message- From: David Lum david@nwea.org Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2013

RE: Limiting who can send all-staff e-mails

2013-01-25 Thread David Lum
Nope, that already happens, and we have employees that REPLY ALL to those.. From: kz2...@googlemail.com [mailto:kz2...@googlemail.com] Sent: Friday, January 25, 2013 3:43 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Limiting who can send all-staff e-mails Just wait till someone forwards a joke or

Re: Limiting who can send all-staff e-mails

2013-01-25 Thread James Rankin
If they can't see why it's a bad idea from that sort of thing, thenyou're up against it On 25 January 2013 11:56, David Lum david@nwea.org wrote: Nope, that already happens, and we have employees that REPLY ALL to those.. ** ** *From:* kz2...@googlemail.com

Re: Networking stuff.....oo-er

2013-01-25 Thread Ben Scott
On Fri, Jan 25, 2013 at 5:36 AM, James Rankin kz2...@googlemail.com wrote: I'm trying to configure my home router to do some port forwarding onto a device on my internal network. However, this is a VMWare Workstation guest using NAT networking so it has an address on a different range

Re: Networking stuff.....oo-er

2013-01-25 Thread James Rankin
Unfortunately the guest won't work in a bridged configuration. God knows why. It also can't be configured with a second network card for some reason, which again reduces my options :-( Hazen emailed me offline to try using VMWare's own internal NAT port forwarding to see if we could push the

Re: Limiting who can send all-staff e-mails

2013-01-25 Thread Jonathan Link
If they do it and management doesn't care... On Friday, January 25, 2013, David Lum wrote: Nope, that already happens, and we have employees that REPLY ALL to those.. ** ** *From:* kz2...@googlemail.com javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', 'kz2...@googlemail.com');

Re: Windows 7 Sysprep, PITA

2013-01-25 Thread ANDREW F OFALT
so this means that the skiprearm command does not work? - Original Message - What Jim said. Build your image while in audit mode. This way you can always fall back on it, run updates, etc. -Original Message- From: itli...@imcu.com [mailto:itli...@imcu.com] Sent: Saturday,

Re: Networking stuff.....oo-er

2013-01-25 Thread James Rankin
Thanks for all the help guys. I finally managed to shoehorn the VM into running in Bridged mode, and as was pointed out to me, this seems to have made all the difference. I can now access my funky new DataNow home appliance from the internet and kick DropBox and Google Drive into touch :-)

RE: Windows 7 Sysprep, PITA

2013-01-25 Thread Kennedy, Jim
Doesn't that just reset the licensing state to OOB...but not anything else? -Original Message- From: ANDREW F OFALT [mailto:afo...@psu.edu] Sent: Friday, January 25, 2013 8:12 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Windows 7 Sysprep, PITA so this means that the skiprearm command

RE: Limiting who can send all-staff e-mails

2013-01-25 Thread Maglinger, Paul
No links, but management here clamped down because people were sending personal charity, business, and greeting cards emails to everybody. That, and I brought up how easy it would be for a disgruntled employee to send an inappropriate message to the entire company. -Paul From: David Lum

Re: Limiting who can send all-staff e-mails

2013-01-25 Thread Andrew S. Baker
There's no link to cure that problem. I wouldn't worry about solving it if they aren't interested in solving it. Just calculate the space consumption that is involved and see if that is significant enough for discussion. It will change as soon as someone in management is impacted. *ASB

RE: Limiting who can send all-staff e-mails

2013-01-25 Thread David Lum
I brought up how easy it would be for a disgruntled employee to send an inappropriate message to the entire company That, and malware being sent to the big DL were my arguments. These in addition to the fact we just had several training sessions on how excessive e-mails result in lost

RE: Limiting who can send all-staff e-mails

2013-01-25 Thread John Cook
It's kind of an all or nothing proposition http://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/archive/2009/09/29/3408403.aspx John W. Cook Network Operations Manager Partnership For Strong Families 5950 NW 1st Place Gainesville, Fl 32607 Office (352) 244-1610 Cell (352) 215-6944 MCSE, MCP+I, MCTS, CompTIA

RE: Limiting who can send all-staff e-mails

2013-01-25 Thread Kennedy, Jim
You have to decide how hard to push the issue. I look at these things based on risk and damage to the org. If the risk/damage is high I push hard. If it isn't I advise them of the situation and let them learn for themselves. And I don't say/do that because I am smug or think I am smarter than

RE: Limiting who can send all-staff e-mails

2013-01-25 Thread Guyer, Don
*Ross Perot (Dana Carvey) voice* It's bad, just bad... Regards, Don Guyer Catholic Health East - Information Technology Enterprise Directory Messaging Services 3805 West Chester Pike, Suite 100, Newtown Square, Pa 19073 email: dgu...@che.orgmailto:dgu...@che.org Office: 610.550.3595 | Cell:

Re: Limiting who can send all-staff e-mails

2013-01-25 Thread Bill Humphries
yeah, I know companies that have had an employee forward huge attachments to everyone and brought the mail server to it’s knees. Bill From: Andrew S. Baker Sent: Friday, January 25, 2013 9:42 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Limiting who can send all-staff e-mails There's no link

Re: Limiting who can send all-staff e-mails

2013-01-25 Thread Jonathan Link
And management doesn't make bad decisions? On Fri, Jan 25, 2013 at 9:19 AM, Guyer, Don dgu...@che.org wrote: **Ross Perot (Dana Carvey) voice** ** ** It’s bad, just bad… ** ** Regards, * * *Don Guyer** **Catholic Health East - Information Technology* Enterprise

Re: Java 7 0day actively exploited in the wild | BeyondTrust

2013-01-25 Thread Andrew S. Baker
Be advised that the primary vector for Java exploits into an organization is via the web browser plugin. So, unless your B2B app is over the public network, or requires that the browser plugin be operational, you have some measure of risk reduction. *ASB **http://XeeMe.com/AndrewBaker*

Re: Networking stuff.....oo-er

2013-01-25 Thread kz20fl
Interesting point...however as it is a nix-based guest, I'm not too clear about how to harden it. Similar to the Citrix Merchandising Server, there's no real console to connect to besides the web interface and no guidance on how to secure it. Any useful links anyone might be able to share

RE: Limiting who can send all-staff e-mails

2013-01-25 Thread Aakash Shah
I haven't done this on my own yet, but in theory another option to consider is to (this depends on what email server you use): 1. Set moderation requirement on the all staff mailing list so someone has to approve all messages. Specific trusted people would not be moderated though so

RE: Limiting who can send all-staff e-mails

2013-01-25 Thread Guyer, Don
No, I meant just tell them no constraints on replying/sending to all is bad. : ) Regards, Don Guyer Catholic Health East - Information Technology Enterprise Directory Messaging Services 3805 West Chester Pike, Suite 100, Newtown Square, Pa 19073 email: dgu...@che.orgmailto:dgu...@che.org

RE: Java 7 0day actively exploited in the wild | BeyondTrust

2013-01-25 Thread Kennedy, Jim
If it is over the internet...add that site to trusted and disable java in the 'internet zone'. http://blogs.msdn.com/b/ieinternals/archive/2011/05/15/controlling-java-in-internet-explorer.aspx From: Andrew S. Baker [mailto:asbz...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, January 25, 2013 11:04 AM To: NT

Re: Java 7 0day actively exploited in the wild | BeyondTrust

2013-01-25 Thread Andrew S. Baker
Good mitigation... *ASB **http://XeeMe.com/AndrewBaker* http://xeeme.com/AndrewBaker* **Providing Virtual CIO Services (IT Operations Information Security) for the SMB market…*** On Fri, Jan 25, 2013 at 11:09 AM, Kennedy, Jim kennedy...@elyriaschools.org wrote: If it is over the

Re: Networking stuff.....oo-er

2013-01-25 Thread kz20fl
I gathered that, but I will need to consult with the vendor to find out (sends Tweet) Sent from my Blackberry, which may be an antique but delivers email RELIABLY -Original Message- From: Webster webs...@carlwebster.com Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2013 16:21:53 To: NT System Admin

RE: Java 7 0day actively exploited in the wild | BeyondTrust

2013-01-25 Thread Sam Cayze
This is exactly what we have done. Thanks. Good to hear others recommend it. From: Kennedy, Jim [mailto:kennedy...@elyriaschools.org] Sent: Friday, January 25, 2013 10:09 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Java 7 0day actively exploited in the wild | BeyondTrust If it is over

Re: Networking stuff.....oo-er

2013-01-25 Thread Don Kuhlman
Can't you just ssh to it (using putty or other windows client) by it's IP address.  Use root to login with whatever the default password is. Then once you're in the shell, try using iptables to manage the linux firewall settings - here's some basics - 

Re: Networking stuff.....oo-er

2013-01-25 Thread kz20fl
CentOS, apparently Sent from my Blackberry, which may be an antique but delivers email RELIABLY -Original Message- From: Webster webs...@carlwebster.com Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2013 16:21:53 To: NT System Admin Issuesntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Reply-To: NT System Admin Issues

Re: Odd Network/Application Issue?

2013-01-25 Thread Kurt Buff
On Fri, Jan 25, 2013 at 8:50 AM, Jeremiah Rumball jdrumb...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, I've come across a rather odd issue that I'd like your opinions on. We have a user at a ~10 user company who complains of slowness in their primary business app. He complains about every other month. The app

Re: Limiting who can send all-staff e-mails

2013-01-25 Thread Steven Peck
For many of our distribution lists we've made it so that they can't receive email from outside the company. For our larger distribution lists we've set them to a limited pool of senders. Mostly HR or Senior Management or their admins. On Fri, Jan 25, 2013 at 8:02 AM, Guyer, Don

RE: Limiting who can send all-staff e-mails

2013-01-25 Thread Guyer, Don
Ditto. Regards, Don Guyer Catholic Health East - Information Technology Enterprise Directory Messaging Services 3805 West Chester Pike, Suite 100, Newtown Square, Pa 19073 email: dgu...@che.orgmailto:dgu...@che.org Office: 610.550.3595 | Cell: 610.955.6528 | Fax: 610.271.9440 For immediate

RE: Limiting who can send all-staff e-mails

2013-01-25 Thread Shauna Hensala
Just a thought but if one device is compromised by a virus w/ an smtp engine, it spams all local addresses and then you have all of your devices infected. No links just the scenario that came to mind. Good luck Shauna From: dgu...@che.org To: ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Date: Fri,

RE: Java 7 0day actively exploited in the wild | BeyondTrust

2013-01-25 Thread Ziots, Edward
I believe M$ also published a registry file that disabled invocation of Java in Internet zone. But I also use ZeroVulnerabilityLabs exploitshield and Sandboxing, when looking at anything on the net these days. Z Edward E. Ziots, CISSP, Security +, Network + Security Engineer Lifespan

RE: Java 7 0day actively exploited in the wild | BeyondTrust

2013-01-25 Thread KPelkman
I've implemented the Internet zone disable as well. This protects against the APPLET tag. This does not protect against activeX object usage in the Internet zone - OBJECT tag. The bulk of the registry settings recommended (CERT/Microsoft) are to make the make the Java activeX objects unsafe

Re: Odd Network/Application Issue?

2013-01-25 Thread Ben Scott
On Fri, Jan 25, 2013 at 11:50 AM, Jeremiah Rumball jdrumb...@gmail.com wrote: ... a high percentage of packet re-transmission coming from the one user's PC; all of the other PCs have little to no re-transmissions. I'd try to get a packet sniffer in place while the problem is happening, and

Re: Networking stuff.....oo-er

2013-01-25 Thread Ben Scott
On Fri, Jan 25, 2013 at 12:46 PM, kz2...@googlemail.com wrote: CentOS, apparently CentOS is just Red Hat Enterprise Linux with the Red Hat Inc trademarks stripped out. So find a guide on hardening RHEL, and follow that. :) -- Ben ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a

Re: Networking stuff.....oo-er

2013-01-25 Thread Matthew W. Ross
+1. CentOS can also have additional packages that don't appear in Red Hat's repositories. These are disabled by default, but be aware of the possibility of their existence. See here: http://wiki.centos.org/AdditionalResources/Repositories --Matt Ross Ephrata School District - Original

Re: Networking stuff.....oo-er

2013-01-25 Thread kz20fl
All good stuff...however next week I am going to have a chat with the vendor and discuss their security stance on these appliances, so I will see how much I can convince them to automate the updating of it :-) will have to read up a bit first I think --Original Message-- From: Matthew