"Jude Dashiell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> I had put redhat 7.0 on another system I have.  Unfortunately portmap
server
> turned on and I didn't know how to turn it off.  Some script kitty put
> linsniffer on my system so I've been in contact with my i.s.p.'s to change
> passwords.

Argh. Sorry to hear you had a bad experience. RH7.0 had a number of
problems, and while they've since been fixed, they can certainly catch
someone who's just done an install unawares. DEFINITELY spend some time
tightening up ANY system before it goes onto the Internet, especially if
it's going to be unattended for long periods.

> [...] Read up and
> make sure that portmap server is turned off along with as many other
servers
> as you can manage.

Good advice. Less is more when it comes to security.

> My server kept on coming up with an error 111 and I've
> reinstalled the system.  Unfortunately now the system appears not to be
able
> to copy anything off of floppies without i/o errors so I may end up
trashing
> the system and letting the dumpster have it.

Oooh. Hate to see you go to that length. Are those Sig11 errors by any
chance? Any details on the hardware?

Hate to see anything hit the dumpster. Hope you get it all working again.

- Bob

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