Re: Error updating 4.2 - permission denied

2007-12-22 Thread Jason George
=== I have cleared the /usr/src directory and reloaded the tree from the CD, and gone through the whole process again, but get the same error. This is the second time I've heard of this problem... Could you tell us what

Re: OpenBSD 4.1 - NAT + ttl=0 trouble

2007-12-22 Thread gentoo1
Stuart Henderson wrote: On 2007/12/21 14:13, gentoo1 wrote: I put this in my pf.conf but ttl is still zero.: scrub out on $ext_if min-ttl 10 scrub in on $ext_if all fragment reassemble min-ttl 15 max-mss 1400 You've got some other scrub rules: scrub in all fragment reassemble

Re: anyone with lenovo x61s with built-in umts/3g device?

2007-12-22 Thread Felix Kronlage
On Sat, Oct 13, 2007 at 10:19:38PM +0200, Felix Kronlage wrote: i'm looking for someone who has a lenovo x61(s)/t61 with the built-in UMTS/HSDPA modem. If anyone has one of these, please write to me off-list. just for the record, the UMTS/HSDPA modem present in x61s is just another variation

Re: OpenBSD 4.1 - NAT + ttl=0 trouble

2007-12-22 Thread Stuart Henderson
I didn't give you rules to try, I was pointing out that you had a problem because you had conflicting scrub rules. Since you didn't include pf.conf I can't make any suggestions exactly what is conflicting, but if you look through it you'll find some other scrub rules which you need to remove or

Re: help to install OpenBSD/amd64 on a acer aspire 1500

2007-12-22 Thread Mathieu Stumpf
Le vendredi 21 dC)cembre 2007 C 13:20 +, Stuart Henderson a C)crit : On 2007/12/21 14:08, Mathieu Stumpf wrote: OpenBSD/amd64 won't boot on my acer aspire 1500. Does i386 boot? If so, send a dmesg. Ok, i386 boot, at least the install CD boot. Once installed OpenBSD freeze while

Using the C programming language

2007-12-22 Thread Brian Hansen
Hi. I address this issue on this list, because a lot of people here are very skillfull C programmers. When looking at some of the different reasons for security problems such as: http://www.dwheeler.com/secure-programs/Secure-Programs-HOWTO/ I can't help wonder, why so much software are being

Re: Using the C programming language

2007-12-22 Thread Girish Venkatachalam
On 12:06:34 Dec 22, Brian Hansen wrote: Hi. I address this issue on this list, because a lot of people here are very skillfull C programmers. Yes. OpenBSD not only is secure , the code is also exceedingly beautiful. You can discern a certain artistic beauty in the way code is written, even

legitimate mail messages passing through SPAMD

2007-12-22 Thread Jeff Santos
Hi, I posted a question earlier, but I guess I was not clear. I have a firewall running OpenBSD 4.2 and SPAMD to block spams. I would like to know how many legitimate email messages SPAMD is letting in. The default spamd setup that comes in pf.conf is no rdr on $ext_if proto tcp from

Re: OpenBSD 4.1 - NAT + ttl=0 trouble

2007-12-22 Thread gentoo1
Stuart Henderson wrote: I didn't give you rules to try, I was pointing out that you had a problem because you had conflicting scrub rules. Since you didn't include pf.conf I can't make any suggestions exactly what is conflicting, but if you look through it you'll find some other scrub

Re: legitimate mail messages passing through SPAMD

2007-12-22 Thread Vijay Sankar
On December 22, 2007 05:47:56 am Jeff Santos wrote: Hi, I posted a question earlier, but I guess I was not clear. I have a firewall running OpenBSD 4.2 and SPAMD to block spams. I would like to know how many legitimate email messages SPAMD is letting in. The default spamd setup that comes

Problems with USB sticks on 4.2-current. (Panic)

2007-12-22 Thread Edd Barrett
Hi there, I have been seeing some very odd behavior on 4.2-current recently. I use hotplug. My workstation at work frequently reboots upon insertion of a usb stick. This may be an electronic fault, but my main workstation at home (same hardware exactly), can panic like so: ---8--- cd

Re: Problems with USB sticks on 4.2-current. (Panic)

2007-12-22 Thread Vijay Sankar
On December 22, 2007 06:20:55 am Edd Barrett wrote: Hi there, I have been seeing some very odd behavior on 4.2-current recently. I use hotplug. My workstation at work frequently reboots upon insertion of a usb stick. This may be an electronic fault, but my main workstation at home (same

Re: Using the C programming language

2007-12-22 Thread Erik Wikström
On 2007-12-22 12:06, Brian Hansen wrote: Hi. I address this issue on this list, because a lot of people here are very skillfull C programmers. When looking at some of the different reasons for security problems such as: http://www.dwheeler.com/secure-programs/Secure-Programs-HOWTO/ I

Re: MacBook3,1 successful boot

2007-12-22 Thread Owain Ainsworth
On Fri, Dec 21, 2007 at 05:32:14PM +0100, Tim Saueressig, thepixelz.com wrote: never mind, got it. the build left out the intel driver. the xenocara build currently only builds the new intel driver on amd64, since it was needed there, but it was feared it might break some older hardware.

Re: Using the C programming language

2007-12-22 Thread Douglas A. Tutty
On Sat, Dec 22, 2007 at 12:06:34PM +0100, Brian Hansen wrote: I address this issue on this list, because a lot of people here are very skillfull C programmers. When looking at some of the different reasons for security problems such as:

Re: Using the C programming language

2007-12-22 Thread Robert C Wittig
I can't help wonder, why so much software are being developed using C. C permits the programmer freedom to write code as the programmer sees fit. How the programmer uses that freedom, is up to the programmer. Putting 'training wheels' on a programming language not only limits the mistakes

Re: Using the C programming language

2007-12-22 Thread Darrin Chandler
On Sat, Dec 22, 2007 at 09:25:14AM -0500, Douglas A. Tutty wrote: 1. If security is a major concern, or perhaps The Main Concern, why not use Ada? I specifically mention Ada since one of the most security demanding industries are building aircrafts and they use Ada. I've been wondering

Re: Using the C programming language

2007-12-22 Thread Nick Holland
Brian Hansen wrote: ... I can't help wonder, why so much software are being developed using C. ... Because no one has done anything other than TALK about an alternative. People who talk, like alternatives. People who program seem to like C. Bringing up a general purpose OS on another language

Re: Problems with USB sticks on 4.2-current. (Panic)

2007-12-22 Thread Pau Amaro-Seoane
I am very frequently using usb sticks (as in many times a day) and I have never had a problem, on different hardware, with different obsd: 4.0, 4.1, 4.2, -current 2007/12/22, Vijay Sankar [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On December 22, 2007 06:20:55 am Edd Barrett wrote: Hi there, I have been seeing

Is there a L2TP daemon port?

2007-12-22 Thread Sunnz
Hi, I have been thinking to set up a VPN on my OpenBSD server using L2TP over IPsec... the IPsec stuff seem to be built-in and good... but what about L2TP? Is there a L2TP daemon or LNS in the ports tree somewhere? Or am I missing something? I like to set it up so less-technical users on a Win

Re: Is there a L2TP daemon port?

2007-12-22 Thread Lars Noodén
Sunnz wrote: I like to set it up so less-technical users on a Win or Mac laptop and come and connect to my VPN. I submitted it as a bug report to Apple, Problem ID: #5517198 It is currently marked duplicate of #4316417 for what that's worth. Myself, I got a blow-off answer from them written in

Re: Is there a L2TP daemon port?

2007-12-22 Thread johan beisser
No. After searching around, playing with PoPToP, and trying various other solutions, I settled on OpenVPN. The advantages are pretty well spelled out. OpenVPN supports just about ever OS out there. My only complaint is a lack of privsep. Hi, I have been thinking to set up a VPN on my

Re: Using the C programming language

2007-12-22 Thread Rico Secada
Hi. I address this issue on this list, because a lot of people here are very skillfull C programmers. When looking at some of the different reasons for security problems such as: http://www.dwheeler.com/secure-programs/Secure-Programs-HOWTO/ I can't help wonder, why so much software

Re: Using the C programming language

2007-12-22 Thread Rico Secada
On Sat, 22 Dec 2007 15:08:05 +0100 Erik Wikstrvm [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm not very familiar with Ada so I do not know if it allows for the same kinds of low-level programming (which is necessary when writing an OS or code that interacts with hardware) that C does. It does. Again, I do

CARP + MS NLB Multicast Traffic

2007-12-22 Thread askthelist
I'm having an issue, maybe someone has seen before or can help me with. Scenario: I have 2 firewall boxes with carp on the outer and inner interfaces of our network and pfsync running between them. On the inner side of the firewalls they drop into 2 cisco 3750G switches that are stacked using

Re: Is there a L2TP daemon port?

2007-12-22 Thread Sunnz
2007/12/23, Lars NoodC)n [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Sunnz wrote: I submitted it as a bug report to Apple, Problem ID: #5517198 It is currently marked duplicate of #4316417 for what that's worth. Myself, I got a blow-off answer from them written in marketese beginning with Engineering is aware and

Re: Is there a L2TP daemon port?

2007-12-22 Thread Sunnz
2007/12/23, johan beisser [EMAIL PROTECTED]: No. After searching around, playing with PoPToP, and trying various other solutions, I settled on OpenVPN. The advantages are pretty well spelled out. OpenVPN supports just about ever OS out there. My only complaint is a lack of privsep. There

Re: CARP + MS NLB Multicast Traffic

2007-12-22 Thread askthelist
Hmm just noticed net.inet.ip.ifq.drops was skyrocketing. I suppose I'll start there. On Dec 22, 2007 4:59 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm having an issue, maybe someone has seen before or can help me with. Scenario: I have 2 firewall boxes with carp on the outer and inner interfaces of our

Re: Using the C programming language

2007-12-22 Thread Rico Secada
On Sat, 22 Dec 2007 17:04:05 +0530 Girish Venkatachalam [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 1. If security is a major concern, or perhaps The Main Concern, why not use Ada? I specifically mention Ada since one of the most security demanding industries are building aircrafts and they use Ada. I

Re: Is there a L2TP daemon port?

2007-12-22 Thread johan beisser
On Dec 22, 2007, at 6:57 PM, Sunnz wrote: Yes I have tried an OpenVPN client on a Mac before... it feels kind of hackish to be honest... haven't tried the Windows one yet... but if that's the only thing that works then I don't have a choice I guess. I can understand that. What's worked really

Re: Using the C programming language

2007-12-22 Thread Girish Venkatachalam
On 07:32:54 Dec 23, Rico Secada wrote: Now those two statements are somewhat in contradiction. You can't say that Ada isn't an alternative to C without knowing what it is. Ada fully serve as an alternative to C, but read up on that if you must know. I have been wanting to ask this. Lot of