[SLE] At&T @home formerly TCI @home cable modems in linux
heres some documentation i found while searching the net to set up ur cable modems in linux.. it uses rh to do it with but since linux is linux no matter what distro u r using it shouldnt be to hard to get up and running.... im gonna give it a try when i get home from work tonight. but the documentation has a diffrent ethernet card than what @home gave me i got a intel fallon card....it should be the same in principal though.. i called @home techs and was asking about the security of the network and they said that all their @home users were behind a firewall, and that if they were ever hacked it would be by another @home user. i also asked them about running my linux box and they said that even though i wouldnt be using their software with it ...that it would still be protected by their firewall.. well anyways heres the urrl i found hope it helps any @home users out if ya get urs running email me back and tell me what all u did so i can get mine running.. http://24.5.101.81/Linux/ heres 2 attachments also one is a rar and the other is a zip archive of some html docs i found i would have just tar`ed them but im in winders right now..sorry???? <HR> <UL> <LI>application/x-unknown-content-type-PowerDesk Archive attachment: _home.rar </UL> <HR> <UL> <LI>application/x-zip-compressed attachment: _home.zip </UL> N§²æìržzǧué[h²ë )îÅ맲æìržzˬyÊ&ÚuØÚÊ&©Ý²Ç§ué[h²ë )îÅè^.±ç([(rØ^¶m§ÿðà .±ç(ô®Š+·ðèïÅ
On Tue, 28 Dec 1999, steganos wrote:
heres some documentation i found while searching the net to set up ur cable modems in linux.. it uses rh to do it with but since linux is linux no matter what distro u r using it shouldnt be to hard to get up and running.... im gonna give it a try when i get home from work tonight. but the documentation has a diffrent ethernet card than what @home gave me i got a intel fallon card....it should be the same in principal though.. i called @home techs and was asking about the security of the network and they said that all their @home users were behind a firewall, and that if they were ever hacked it would be by another @home user. i also asked them about running my linux box and they said that even though i wouldnt be using their software with it ...that it would still be protected by their firewall.. well anyways heres the urrl i found hope it helps any @home users out if ya get urs running email me back and tell me what all u did so i can get mine running.. http://24.5.101.81/Linux/ heres 2 attachments also one is a rar and the other is a zip archive of some html docs i found i would have just tar`ed them but im in winders right now..sorry????
This is interesting... They are protecting me? I be curious to see what kind of protection I have.. I get an average 5 attemps a day of users trying to get it... So they are can't be doing anything.. You better lock your server down, @home and outside, will be knocking at your door. Jeff -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/
Jeff Smelser said:
On Tue, 28 Dec 1999, steganos wrote:
heres some documentation i found while searching the net to set up ur cable modems in linux.. it uses rh to do it with but since linux is linux no matter what distro u r using it shouldnt be to hard to get up and running.... im gonna give it a try when i get home from work tonight. but the documentation has a diffrent ethernet card than what @home gave me i got a intel fallon card....it should be the same in principal though.. i called @home techs and was asking about the security of the network and they said that all their @home users were behind a firewall, and that if they were ever hacked it would be by another @home user. i also asked them about running my linux box and they said that even though i wouldnt be using their software with it ...that it would still be protected by their firewall.. well anyways heres the urrl i found hope it helps any @home users out if ya get urs running email me back and tell me what all u did so i can get mine running.. http://24.5.101.81/Linux/ heres 2 attachments also one is a rar and the other is a zip archive of some html docs i found i would have just tar`ed them but im in winders right now..sorry????
This is interesting... They are protecting me? I be curious to see what kind of protection I have.. I get an average 5 attemps a day of users trying to get it... So they are can't be doing anything..
You better lock your server down, @home and outside, will be knocking at your door.
Jeff
Part of the problem with cable 'net service is that you're typically on the same LAN segment as your neighbors. Depending on your service provider, that could be quite a lot of people. It's quite easy for any of them to go a-hacking, though the smart ones will simply put their ethernet in promiscuous mode and collect passwords. A firewall isn't going to do anything to prevent any of that, even assuming the firewall itself hasn't been compromised. If you're paranoid about this sort of thing and/or security is critical, I suggest OpenBSD.. or at least take the time to install and learn ssh. A bit of time spent learning ipchains wouldn't hurt either. -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/
John Grant wrote:
Jeff Smelser said:
On Tue, 28 Dec 1999, steganos wrote:
heres some documentation i found while searching the net to set up ur cable modems in linux.. it uses rh to do it with but since linux is linux no matter what distro u r using it shouldnt be to hard to get up and running.... im gonna give it a try when i get home from work tonight. but the documentation has a diffrent ethernet card than what @home gave me i got a intel fallon card....it should be the same in principal though.. i called @home techs and was asking about the security of the network and they said that all their @home users were behind a firewall, and that if they were ever hacked it would be by another @home user. i also asked them about running my linux box and they said that even though i wouldnt be using their software with it ...that it would still be protected by their firewall.. well anyways heres the urrl i found hope it helps any @home users out if ya get urs running email me back and tell me what all u did so i can get mine running.. http://24.5.101.81/Linux/ heres 2 attachments also one is a rar and the other is a zip archive of some html docs i found i would have just tar`ed them but im in winders right now..sorry????
This is interesting... They are protecting me? I be curious to see what kind of protection I have.. I get an average 5 attemps a day of users trying to get it... So they are can't be doing anything..
You better lock your server down, @home and outside, will be knocking at your door.
Jeff
Part of the problem with cable 'net service is that you're typically on the same LAN segment as your neighbors. Depending on your service provider, that could be quite a lot of people. It's quite easy for any of them to go a-hacking, though the smart ones will simply put their ethernet in promiscuous mode and collect passwords.
I thought that also, as my ISP was supernetting me with four class C addresses. So I ran sniffit on my firewall, looking for network traffic. There was none. I really can't believe out of 1000+ possible surfers, nobody was on line during the several times I've tried this. If the cable modem works like a switch rather than a hub, then your net traffic is safe up to the first node. Hopefully, that node is under the ISP's control, and not your neighborhood cracker.
A firewall isn't going to do anything to prevent any of that, even assuming the firewall itself hasn't been compromised.
If you're paranoid about this sort of thing and/or security is critical, I suggest OpenBSD.. or at least take the time to install and learn ssh.
A bit of time spent learning ipchains wouldn't hurt either.
Learning sniffit and ethereal helps, too. -- George Toft http://www.georgetoft.com -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/
George Toft said:
John Grant wrote:
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Part of the problem with cable 'net service is that you're typically on the same LAN segment as your neighbors. Depending on your service provider, that could be quite a lot of people. It's quite easy for any of them to go a-hacking, though the smart ones will simply put their ethernet in promiscuous mode and collect passwords.
I thought that also, as my ISP was supernetting me with four class C addresses. So I ran sniffit on my firewall, looking for network traffic. There was none. I really can't believe out of 1000+ possible surfers, nobody was on line during the several times I've tried this. If the cable modem works like a switch rather than a hub, then your net traffic is safe up to the first node. Hopefully, that node is under the ISP's control, and not your neighborhood cracker.
It must vary according to the ISP. I know if you do the same thing on my friend's box you get all sorts of traffic. Even when his computer's off the activity LED on the cable "modem" still flickers. That's why I went with DSL instead. OTOH, I've been told the same sort of situation can occur with a DSL link too, though to a lesser extent. I've been told the dozen or so connections going to a common DSLAM are supposedly accessable to each other, but I haven't seen any one else's packets so far on my line. Then again, I'm not sure there IS anyone to see.. the guy who installed my line said I'm on a new segment/subnet, my IP is .2, and .1 is some sort of administrative/monitoring dingus. [more snipt] -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/
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