On July 8, 2003 06:12 am, Arturo di Gioia wrote:
> Sorry. I wasn't complaining about Gentoo. I meant that I'm almost
> completely ignorant in network stuff. I only started dhcpcd as stated in
> installation instructions but I could have made an error without even
> noticing. The fact is that I'm probably the only one running Gentoo on
> my network and I'm surely the only one with this problem, so I'm scared
> of my netadmin thinking 'He runs Gentoo -> He is a power user -> His
> computer has problems -> He's a script-kiddie playing with my network'.
> Yes, maybe I misconfigured my kernel, or it's an hardware problem (which
> didn't occurred before). Maybe my box has been rooted. The fact is that
> I'm very scared by this thing (I always hated blackhat stuff, and I
> don't wanna be accused of being a script-kiddie or a cracker).
first off, _calm_down_. i'm in agreement with zack -- wigging out mac
addresses are typically a hardware issue (especially on a closed network), so
for the price and availability of them, swap that out first before you start
freaking out about a hack.
secondly, if you're seriously worried about someone hacking into your box on a
corporate network, then you should talk to whomever is responsible for
securing that network from the outside world. if a hacker can't get through
the corporate firewall, then (s)he can't hack your box. if you don't have a
corporate firewall, and you're just a bunch of linux boxes with separate ips
(very odd) then i'd wipe the box, re-install, and get a firewall... but i'm
paranoid.
lastly, if you're running gentoo and running an update regularly, then you're
most likely the one in the office running the most up to date and therefore
secured software. swap out the nic, and if that doesn't work, recompile your
kernel... but i don't see any to freak out just yet. stick to your guns,
don't let this sysadmin accuse you of being a script kidde just because you
use gentoo. i'm the only one here at my work, and i promote it like mad.
sorry if the email sounds snippy, it's morning and i'm not entirely "with the
world" yet.
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