[Gloucs] I-WORM/Opas.A

[Mark]

On Wed, 1 Jan 2003, bjh wrote:

> *** Response
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Guy Edwards" <guy_j_edwards@hotpop.com>
> To: "MAILING LIST" <gloucs@mailman.lug.org.uk>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 01, 2003 5:09 PM
> Subject: Re: [Gloucs] I-WORM/Opas.A
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> > Last post I spotted an error, the Smoothwall community site:
> > http://www.smoothwall.org/home/
> > has the GPL version right across the front
> > http://www.smoothwall.org
> > doesn't of course. My mistake.
> >
> >
> > On Tue, 2002-12-31 at 21:47, bjh wrote:
> > > Any idea if Smoothwall will work using the BT ISDN connection???
> >
> > read their faq and it might tell you... :-)
> > http://www.smoothwall.org/download/pdf/docs/0.9.9/doc.faq.pdf
> > http://www.smoothwall.co.uk/support/faq/
> >
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> *** Thanks we had tried to access the pdf without success when we went on
> their site.
> > oh ok, yes it does support ISDN as will IPcops.
> *********************
> >
> > > We have other old computers that sound as if they could be used for the
> > > purpose... Could one  be used with the Sitecom Wireless Networking
> > > Adapters - to communicate with our two main PC's???
> >
> > p23 of their faq and troubleshooting guide tells you how to get a list
> > of all the NICs it currently supports.
> >
> > They do seem to be working on more wireless stuff:-
> > http://www.smoothwall.org/home/articles/dang/20020103.wireless.html
> *********************
> *** Thanks
> *********************
> >
> >
> > > *** From previous off network dialog with John Mckeown I think we would
> > > probably go for SuSE 8.1 combined with Win4Lin so that we can still
> operate
> > > a number of windows based programmes we use for business purposes and
> are
> > > proven performers - We had actually been thinking of Mandrake 9.0 (had
> got
> > > as far as getting the Distro CD's for the system - but John had a number
> of
> > > problems with Mandrake from what he said.
> >
> > Distro war! Resisting the urge to jump up and down like an animal
> > ranting about how Mandrake is the "one distribution", I'd say try them
> > both out for a few days and see which you get on best with.
> *********************
> *** Steady (smile!) - the main concern is the ability to use Macromedia
> Dreamweaver MX (which website builder programme do you use???).
> *********************


VMware, very effective, yes more expensive but you do get much more for
the cost. (and doesnt really matter what Linux OS you put as a host)


> >
> > > Incidently I notice in Linux Magazine that
> > > SuSE has a Firewall package as part of the Install....
> >
> > I think all the modern distributions will have something very similar.
> >
> > During the install it asks you what services you want the Internet to be
> > able to connect to, and you can set your own custom firewall rules at
> > the same time. I think Redhat 8.0 does something similar during install
> > but I can't remember.
> >
> > After install, under Mandrake it's (GUI)
> > Mandrake control center -> security -> firewall
> >
> > > *** The hits have been coming from all over the world and are separate
> from
> > > any of the ISP hits...
> >
> > You must be very popular then. Feel privileged so many young hackers are
> > interested in your machine :-) (sorry, not much useful I can say here).
> ***********************
> *** I think what has been clearly established here, as evidenced by our
> experience today with our Slave Computer is that this particular group of
> virus strains remembers the IP numbers of infected computers and goes back
> to them - sounds strange, but how else do we explain  what has happened
> today???
> ***********************

Mark


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