RE: [SLUG] Log files

Don't run any of these services without suitable firewalling to prevent access from outside, except sshd which is fine as long as you're using the latest openssh. In fact, for a home system, there's probably no need to have anything but port 22 open to the outside world (and only if

RE: [SLUG] Log files

Sure, it stops the bulk of the script-kiddies, but so what? It stops the bulk of the script kiddies that's what... I agree with you; security through obscurity doesn't work. But security + obscurity does; especially in case of automated worms which are only slightly stupider than kids with

RE: [SLUG] Potato Win XP compatibility

Hi, I was wondering if anyone has experienced boot compatibility issues with Potato and XP in a multi-drive, multi-boot system. I haven't used XP with Linux on the same box yet; but I have with all the previous flavours of Windows. The simple rule is this - If I installed Windows first,

RE: [SLUG] Does java compiler with Suns JDK supports multiprocessors in Linux

I have had a look on the web, but can't seem to find much information on this. Does anyone know if the java compilers and runtime environments included with Suns JDK 1.3 and 1.4 take advantage of a multiprocessor linux system(Assume a fairly recent stable kernel) or will they use(in a 2

RE: [SLUG] DSL vs Cable security

A friend in the USA has been told that DSL is more secure than cable modem. Are there anything to back up this claim? All opinions solicited. It makes no difference to the security of your machine what sort of connection you have; but there are issues with IP address stealing at some cable

RE: [SLUG] M$ takes on LINDOWS.COM

If they're alleging that people are going to be confusing Microsoft Corp. with Lindows.com, I think there's zero potential of that happening, he said. If people are confused, just remember that we're not the convicted monopolist. Another pointed quote from a LINDOWS.COM backer

RE: [SLUG] nmap

Ummm ok no totally knowledgeable anwers yet (come on guys! :) so I'll throw my semi-uninformed opinion in... Sequence prediction (if feasible) basically allows man in the middle and session hijacking attacks. It's a low risk as opposed to say running an old (exploitable) version of

RE: [SLUG] Network To Network

Linux Box 1 is... eth0 (internal) 192.168.100.130/255.255.255.0 eth1 (external) 202.44.164.38/255.255.255.240 Linux Box 2 is... eth0 (internal) 192.168.100.131/255.255.255.0 eth1 (external) 202.44.164.39/255.255.255.240 Wouldn't you need to have distinct IP subnets on each internal

RE: [SLUG] dpkg / APT loss of robustness

I was trying to remove nfs-server, from which I had already deleted the start/stop script from /etc/init.d. When I tried to purge it I got the following... snip That looks like acceptable behaviour to me; the script was looking for a file that wasn't there and it told you exactly

RE: [SLUG] dpkg / APT loss of robustness

Just so I make sure I'm following, this makes that the prerm script is broken, and not apt, right? (prerm should have ignored the exit code from rm.) Nah not ignored - reporting problems is a good thing even if they are not critical. Maybe a Warning and continuation of the script

RE: [SLUG] Sendmail /etc/mail/access file

I saw an idea once on another list from a guy who was lucky/motivated enough to have his own domain and mail server. What he had set up was his mail server would accept mail for anything@hisdomain.net and put it all in his mailbox. So what he would do would be anywhere he had to submit an

[SLUG] Know a good computer shop?

I only recently moved to Sydney and now find myself having to set up a new home... furniture, whitegoods, curtains, etc... but I've decided I can just sit on the floor so long as I have a nice new shiny red computer to play with :) So I'm looking for recommendations on a place to buy one. To

RE: [SLUG] XP launch

What is there to be scared of? A stable, well-supported, easy to use, popular, out-of-the-box OS? A professionally-run product launch of a commercially-viable product? After putting up with Linux nothing should scare you, Jon. Looking forward to the Linux MS-Bashers running around in

RE: [SLUG] Vulnerabilities - linux v. windows

-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2001 2:00 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [SLUG] Vulnerabilities - linux v. windows Statistics can be taken to mean whatever you like. This doesn't seem to take account of

Re: [SLUG] how can I echo * character

Did you try echo \* S. :) PLEASE NOTE: This email transmission is confidential and intended solely for the addressee. If you are not the intended addressee, you must not use, disclose or print this transmission and you should delete it from your system. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User

RE: [SLUG] VERY worrying

Wouldn't this apply in the US only? I know the Americans *think* they rule the world, and many countries will probably follow along like well behaved little puppies; but surely there'd be countries that would continue to produce plain vanilla hardware (with a corresponding increase in commerce