Re: Connecting to a Thompson WiFi router.
On Wed, 2010-04-14 at 17:54 +1200, Christopher Sawtell wrote: Anyway what device would the list wisdom recommend? I use a d-link dsl-604t. No frills, no whistles. Just works. However, I may have a different outlook on wireless security than most: I assume it's going to be broken, and protect sensitive data accordingly. Because of this, I only use WEP. Steve -- Steve Holdoway st...@greengecko.co.nz http://www.greengecko.co.nz MSN: st...@greengecko.co.nz Skype: sholdowa smime.p7s Description: S/MIME cryptographic signature
Re: Connecting to a Thompson WiFi router.
On Wed, 2010-04-14 at 17:59 +1200, Steve Holdoway wrote: I use a d-link dsl-604t. No frills, no whistles. Just works. However, I may have a different outlook on wireless security than most: I assume it's going to be broken, and protect sensitive data accordingly. Because of this, I only use WEP. The D-links I've used I've always found to be pretty flakey. I did some reading on geekzone.co.nz searching for best adsl modem etc and found someone who was an ex-usa tech who had a lot of experience with the 2wire ADSL modem given to Telecom business customers. He said it was very, very good apart from the fact that it was partially crippled in NZ with Telecom's own firmware only accepting telecom usernames (can't be used with any other ISP) and the VOIP port on the back being disabled. I've also read good reviews of some of the Belkin models. It seems very hard to find a source that compares / reviews ADSL modems unfortunately.
Re: Connecting to a Thompson WiFi router.
On Wed, 2010-04-14 at 18:20 +1200, Phill Coxon wrote: The D-links I've used I've always found to be pretty flakey. Me too, but I've also heard people who are happy with them such as Steve. It seems very hard to find a source that compares / reviews ADSL modems unfortunately. I've had good experience and also very good feedback on the Draytek modem/routers, though they are more expensive than your Dlink/Linksys/Netgear type kit. hads -- http://nicegear.co.nz New Zealand's Open Source Hardware Supplier
Re: Connecting to a Thompson WiFi router.
Christopher Sawtell wrote, On 04/14/2010 05:54 PM: Anyway what device would the list wisdom recommend? Depends on a lot of things. At work we absolutely recommend a cisco SR520, or a SR520W if you want an AP.However I realise this is outside the reach of most home users. If you find an 857 cheap then grab it (where cheap is under $hundred) Don't bother with an 837 or older, they only do ADSL1. Personally I don't mind a venerable linksys WRT54GL but its only an ethernet router, you still need a DSL modem and then you're in the realms of double NAT. ..Then again I'd not have DSL by choice. Ever. My folks got a linksys WAG54G2 - new about $150 at the time. Does everything and has fair wireless range despite having no external aerials. Probably you'd get an 802.11N variant nowdays. -- Craig Falconer
Re: Connecting to a Thompson WiFi router.
On Wed, 2010-04-14 at 19:17 +1200, Craig Falconer wrote: Personally I don't mind a venerable linksys WRT54GL but its only an ethernet router, you still need a DSL modem and then you're in the realms of double NAT. I still use one of these myself, they're great. Behind a Draytek modem doing PPPoA to PPPoE bridge though so no double NAT, the WRT gets the public IP. hads -- http://nicegear.co.nz New Zealand's Open Source Hardware Supplier
RE: Connecting to a Thompson WiFi router.
-Original Message- From: Craig Falconer [mailto:cfalco...@totalteam.co.nz] My folks got a linksys WAG54G2 - new about $150 at the time. Does everything and has fair wireless range despite having no external aerials. Probably you'd get an 802.11N variant nowdays. I have the Linksys WAG160N - their 802.11n variant. I'm on my third one now, the first two developed faults within first year of use! I imagine once this one craps out (as I fully expect it to based on previous experience) I'll be screwed as warranty is from date of purchase, not date of replacement, which in my mind is how it should be if they replace with a brand new item... Anyway - don't buy a WAG160N. -Bryce Stenberg. DISCLAIMER: If you have received this email in error, please notify us immediately by reply email, facsimile or collect telephone call to +64 3 9641200 and destroy the original. Please refer to full DISCLAIMER at http://www.hrnz.co.nz/eDisclaimer.htm
Re: Connecting to a Thompson WiFi router.
On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 10:15 AM, Bryce Stenberg br...@hrnz.co.nz wrote: -Original Message- From: Craig Falconer [mailto:cfalco...@totalteam.co.nz] My folks got a linksys WAG54G2 - new about $150 at the time. Does everything and has fair wireless range despite having no external aerials. Probably you'd get an 802.11N variant nowdays. I have the Linksys WAG160N - their 802.11n variant. I'm on my third one now, the first two developed faults within first year of use! I imagine once this one craps out (as I fully expect it to based on previous experience) I'll be screwed as warranty is from date of purchase, not date of replacement, which in my mind is how it should be if they replace with a brand new item... Anyway - don't buy a WAG160N. The consumer guarantees act may help, even after expiry of warranty.
grepping the access log for hacker evidence
Hi there!
basically what I'd like is to extract date / time / ip address from the
log where a user has made a failed attempt.
This is what I have tried... but its a bit too much info ..
grep authentication failure /var/log/secure | awk '{print $0- $1 -
$2 -- $12 - $14 - $15}' | cut -b7- | sort | uniq -c hack.log
Any hints / tips ?
.. thanks in advance
Paul
Re: grepping the access log for hacker evidence
On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 12:08 PM, Paul Swafford
yom...@chch.planet.co.nz wrote:
basically what I'd like is to extract date / time / ip address from the log
where a user has made a failed attempt.
This is what I have tried... but its a bit too much info ..
grep authentication failure /var/log/secure | awk '{print $0- $1 - $2
-- $12 - $14 - $15}' | cut -b7- | sort | uniq -c hack.log
Install DenyHosts or Fail2Ban :-)
How about you show us a sample log entry that you're trying to locate
... not everyone has the same logs ...
Also, what info do you really need to extract, and why?
So ... what are fields 0 1 2 12 14 15 and why do you want them? Why do
you want them sorted into order? If you don't want the first 6 bytes
(not characters?) why are you asking awk to print them, etc etc.
Here's an Ubuntu auth.log entry :-
Apr 12 10:49:36 encode sshd[4894]: Failed password for root from
210.17.251.159 port 54129 ssh2
# grep Failed password for /var/log/auth.log|awk '{print $11, $9}'
210.17.251.159 root
210.17.251.159 root
...
-jim
Re: grepping the access log for hacker evidence
On Thu, 2010-04-15 at 12:08 +1200, Paul Swafford wrote:
Hi there!
basically what I'd like is to extract date / time / ip address from the
log where a user has made a failed attempt.
This is what I have tried... but its a bit too much info ..
grep authentication failure /var/log/secure | awk '{print $0- $1 -
$2 -- $12 - $14 - $15}' | cut -b7- | sort | uniq -c hack.log
Any hints / tips ?
.. thanks in advance
Paul
Which logs? I don't use secure, but it would be best to look for
specific ( eg ssh, http ) hacks.
Cheers,
Steve
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