Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Making sure I am a good netizen and secure.

[Dale]

Mick wrote:
> On Saturday 05 September 2009, Dale wrote:
>
>
>> As far as I can tell, I can't configure anything in the modem, at all.
>> That is the weirdest modem I have ever seen.  Unless I am missing
>> something, I can't enable or disable anything at all.
>>
>
> Hmm ... you haven't searched this much now, have you?
>

Yep, I looked at the login screen the modem gave me.  LOL  It's just the
wrong one.  See below.

> Have you tried pointing your browser to: http://192.168.1.254 ?
>

Yep, did that and bookmarked it.  THAT was mistake #1.  It bookmarked a
different part of the modem.  Therefore, it didn't give me the other
pages you are referring too.  Going to he link you gave worked better,
MUCH better!!  I see some stuff I can mess up now. 

> The authentication code/passwd is probably written in a sticker below the
> router itself, or look at the manual, or ring your ISP.
>
> Have a look here for more info:
> http://www.dslreports.com/faq/bellsouth/3.121_Motorola_Info
>

Now that was cool.  The pages were slow as crap but cool anyway.  I
don't know why but the AT&T pages load about the same speed on DSL as
they did on dial-up.  Everything else is fast but not AT&T.  Weird huh? 
I think it is those sucky servers that run winders.  LOL 

>
>>> Your netstat results show that you are running mdnsd and mDNSResponder.
>>> Is this necessary?
>>>
>> I vaguely remember something pulling that in a LONG time ago.  I have no
>> clue what the heck that thing is, none whatsoever.  I remember checking
>> the forums when it was installed and it being needed by something.  I
>> don't think I have it set to start, I think it starts because something
>> else needs it.  Should I kill that thing or what?
>>
>
> I believe it is running because of zeroconf.  Unless you have use for zeroconf
> on your LAN network I would remove them from rc-update.
>

I don't have zeroconf in a runlevel.  Something is starting it but I
don't know what it is.  This is a list of what I have set up to start.

root@smoker / # rc-update show
            bootmisc | boot
             checkfs | boot
           checkroot | boot
               clock | boot
         consolefont | boot
               cupsd |      default
                hald |      default
            hostname | boot
               ivman |      default
             keymaps | boot
               local |      default nonetwork
          localmount | boot
             modules | boot
            net.eth0 |      default
              net.lo | boot
            netmount |      default
                ntpd |      default
             numlock |      default
           rmnologin | boot
              smartd |      default
           syslog-ng |      default
                upsd |      default
              upsdrv |      default
              upsmon |      default
             urandom | boot
          vixie-cron |      default
                 xdm |      default
root@smoker / #                   

I'd be glad to get rid of it but I don't know which one to stop and
remove from the services to start.  Ideas?

>
>>> The stealthiness or not of your ports is determined by your router
>>> (responding to ICMP echo requests) and is for all intends and purposes
>>> irrelevant.
>>>
>
>
>> I ran a iptable script and saved the config a long time ago.  I don't
>> know if it is the modem or my iptables that is making me "stealthy" or
>> what.  I'm just glad that me hiding appears to be a good thing.  lol
>>
>
> Aheam, if you re-read the previous paragraph of mine and the link I provided
> in previous message you'll see that being stealthy is irrelevant, at least
> from a network security perspective.
>

Well, if they can't find me, how do they break in?  LOL  Just kidding
but you know.  It's a start.

Dale

:-)  :-)