[Blackpool] Saturday

Michael heed at bigmassiveheed.co.uk
Fri Feb 13 13:34:58 UTC 2015 

Is it possible to disable them to see if it has any effect.

Could be the wp sites getting hammered.

One thing to watch for is the xmlrpc exploit (
https://www.google.co.uk/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=wordpress%20xmlrpc%20attack)
....basically server keeps getting a request for the item and eventually
struggles.

Have a look through the apache logs for the wp sites and see if there any
requests for it.

On 13 February 2015 at 13:28, James Page <jmsp.1983 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Re 'dormant' - yes, public-facing, but no longer actively maintained
> Wordpress sites.
>
> Re the forum - not Belinda Carlise or Jo Guest-related I'm afraid! Long
> story short, I used to be a member of a music-related forum until a few
> years ago. After some regime change, which we didn't like, we upped sticks
> and made a new home for ourselves.
>
> I'm afraid I haven't quite reached the levels of doing anything intriguing
> or worthy yet!
>
>
>
>
> Best wishes,
> James
>
> On 13 February 2015 at 13:22, Arthur Garlick <arthur_garlick at hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > I once worked with a guy that let slip he maintained the No1 fan
> > website for a world famous pop star but we were all intrigued when he
> > wouldn't give up the URL or who it was.
> >
> > After a while and snooping of some logs it came out it was Belinda
> > Carlisle, the website has gone but it was halftheworld.com.  After a bit
> > this guy unravelled and confessed he was obsessed with her.
> >
> > This was in a dev team where the culture was a bit macho/competitive
> > and he lost his footing in the pecking order entirely.  It was never the
> > same for him.
> >
> >
> > Another guy I once knew maintained an online repository of Jo Guest (page
> > 3 stunna model at the time) animated gifs.  You'd have never guessed
> > talking to him.
> >
> >
> >
> > I confess, I am totally intrigued and wasting my Friday afternoon trying
> > to guess what subject James would run a forum on.
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > Arthur
> >
> >
> > > Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2015 13:08:11 +0000
> > > From: jmsp.1983 at gmail.com
> > > To: blackpool at mailman.lug.org.uk
> > > Subject: Re: [Blackpool] Saturday
> >
> > >
> > > Michael,
> > >
> > > I'm with HTTPZoom. I think it's the following package:
> > >
> > > Platform OpenVZ
> > > 4GB Dedicated Ram
> > > 4GB vSwap Ram
> > > 50GB Diskspace
> > > 2TB Transfer
> > > 4 Core CPU Fair Share
> > > 100mb Shared Port
> > > SolusVM Control Panel
> > > Maidenhead Location
> > >
> > > I don't suspect a resources issue - at least, Webmin isn't showing any
> > > unusual RAM or CPU usage, anyway.
> > >
> > > I'm running a myBB forum on Apache. It's only got a handful of members
> > and
> > > posts each day, whilst the other sites being hosted are also dormant,
> > > low-traffic WP sites.
> > >
> > > The forum's only started to run noticeably slow over the past week or
> so.
> > > I'd had a look at some Apache optimisation pages, but they didn't tally
> > > with what I saw in my httpd.conf file, so I didn't touch it.
> > >
> > > I thought it might be brute force attempts on the server which were
> > slowing
> > > things down, so I made some changes in iptables to close off SSH as a
> > route
> > > in, whilst I increased my Cloudflare security settings to deal with
> those
> > > trying to get in via Web. No change, but at least I think I managed to
> > > deal with some security issues.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Best,
> > > James
> > >
> > >
> > > Best wishes,
> > > James
> > >
> > > On 13 February 2015 at 12:39, Michael <heed at bigmassiveheed.co.uk>
> wrote:
> > >
> > > > @Elizabeth
> > > >
> > > > For an amusing abut aimed at numpties look at how the internet works
> > have a
> > > > look at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBWhzz_Gn10
> > > >
> > > > @Arthur
> > > >
> > > > It can be explained simpler than that....If I get some time I'll
> knock
> > > > something together.
> > > >
> > > > @James
> > > >
> > > > Who is the VPS provider and what level package have you got.
> > > > Are you going via Apache or nginX
> > > > Important question....is it a Wordpress site?
> > > >
> > > > On 13 February 2015 at 12:25, Arthur Garlick <
> > arthur_garlick at hotmail.com>
> > > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Hi,
> > > > > I'm sceptical that it can be written in a useful guide, or else I'd
> > have
> > > > > found one someone else had done that fit the job when I googled it.
> > > > >
> > > > > In my mind it's more a learning by doing experience than a written
> > down
> > > > > guide. We do need a crib sheet at the end with the details of the
> > things
> > > > > we did so that people can go off and do the experiments in their
> own
> > > > time.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > So:
> > > > > ipV4 addresses, how to find yours.
> > > > >
> > > > > Difference between our ip address and a real fixed ip on the
> > internet.
> > > > > Touch on Class C and what is DHCP on a local router.
> > > > >
> > > > > What is a router, why do we need one.
> > > > >
> > > > > What a web server is and does. HTML. What actually is a browser.
> > Whats
> > > > > that http:// about, and https:// ?
> > > > >
> > > > > How we find all of these webservers without knowing ip addresses of
> > > > > everything - DNS
> > > > >
> > > > > Routing worldwide, the origins of internet and robustness of packet
> > > > > switching.
> > > > >
> > > > > Traceroute, just like on the TV with the hackers, where did the
> data
> > > > visit
> > > > > on it's way to us
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > I'd cover all that in 15 minutes but by doing hands on stuff, like
> > this:
> > > > >
> > > > > find out your ip address using command line
> > > > > find out ip address of someone else's pc
> > > > > notice similarities in the ip address's (talk about DHCP, router,
> > real ip
> > > > > addresses vs class C.)
> > > > > ping somebody elses ip address in the room, what does that time
> mean?
> > > > > open the router setup in a browser look at DHCP (need to ask about
> > > > that...)
> > > > > Have a machine with a standalone web server running and access it
> via
> > > > http
> > > > > direct from its ip
> > > > > Open the default html file on the server and edit it
> > > > > Do view source at the browser side
> > > > > Quick overview of the F12 debug features in a browser are to find
> the
> > > > code
> > > > > behind a particular area in a big web page
> > > > > Use reverse DNS to look up an ip of a famous site
> > > > > Ping that ip address - understand what just happened request and
> > response
> > > > > compare time with the local ping.
> > > > > Use traceroute to see how that data was routed across the world
> > > > >
> > > > > Also something about what Jo (and James!) does, managing VMs that
> > are on
> > > > > boxes physically half way around the world and the reasoning to
> have
> > two
> > > > > VMs.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Maybe back it up with a handout which might need to be custom to
> the
> > kit
> > > > > that person has so that the commands are right for them
> > > > > Mint/Ubuntu/PC/Raspbian. In my mind it's too hard to have a proper
> > > > printed
> > > > > guide... too many variables. (But we can try!)
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > So in my mind it's a snappy practical exercise (15mins might be
> > > > > optimistic) that we can do with all sorts of people, this would be
> > just
> > > > as
> > > > > good done with Pis at the CoderDojo or new families that visit the
> > > > > Makerspace for example.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > I am a dev, I just do the code, there are people on here that could
> > take
> > > > > the idea and improve it or put it in the bin and do it better from
> > > > > scratch... PLEASE DO!
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > regards
> > > > >
> > > > > Arthur
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > > Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2015 11:46:20 +0000
> > > > > > From: heed at bigmassiveheed.co.uk
> > > > > > CC: blackpool at mailman.lug.org.uk
> > > > > > Subject: Re: [Blackpool] Saturday
> > > > > >
> > > > > > How deep do you want this guide to be?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On 13 February 2015 at 10:47, Elizabeth C <
> > > > > elizabethcoop1945 at hotmail.co.uk>
> > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > re " I want to write down what will be in our 15 minute
> practical
> > > > > guide to
> > > > > > > how the internet works."
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > I would be sooooo very grateful for something like that
> > written....
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Elizabeth
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > From: arthur_garlick at hotmail.com
> > > > > > > > To: jmsp.1983 at gmail.com; blackpool at mailman.lug.org.uk
> > > > > > > > Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2015 10:01:05 +0000
> > > > > > > > Subject: Re: [Blackpool] Saturday
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Hi,
> > > > > > > > The plan with the Pi wearable got changed to me delivering it
> > to
> > > > Les
> > > > > and
> > > > > > > Tom at Mereside tomorrow morning. We will be making a slightly
> > late
> > > > > > > appearance at the makerspace.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > I know nothing James! But interested.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Been busy this week, I'll be playing with the Arduino
> > compatible
> > > > > Teensy
> > > > > > > and working out what the 'compatible' there actually means.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > I want to write down what will be in our 15 minute practical
> > guide
> > > > to
> > > > > > > how the internet works.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Or maybe I'll just drink coffee, sit back and pontificate on
> > the
> > > > vast
> > > > > > > expanse of things tech that doth offend mine eye.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > See you tomorrow
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > A
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2015 21:42:29 +0000
> > > > > > > > > From: jmsp.1983 at gmail.com
> > > > > > > > > To: blackpool at mailman.lug.org.uk
> > > > > > > > > Subject: [Blackpool] Saturday
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Ahoyehoyey, peeps!
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > If there's anybody coming on Saturday who knows their way
> > around
> > > > a
> > > > > Web
> > > > > > > > > server, could you help me out with a site on my VPS? I run
> a
> > > > small
> > > > > > > forum
> > > > > > > > > and it's recently started running pretty slowly - I'm at a
> > loss
> > > > as
> > > > > to
> > > > > > > what
> > > > > > > > > it could be. I haven't noticed anything unusual in terms of
> > > > > processes
> > > > > > > and
> > > > > > > > > memory.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > James
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