Re: 3 Mb question and Summary of feedback.

2004-10-14 Thread Gerald
that replied. I learned a few new technologies and some more stuff to read up on. Gerald

3 Mb question

2004-10-13 Thread Gerald
. Thanks for suggestions and tips. Gerald

Re: Cisco/Juniper right of resale.

2004-08-16 Thread Gerald
if Netapp still does it. Gerald (Not a lawyer, and not going to court on your behalf.)

Re: SPF deployment by Oct. 1 ?

2004-07-26 Thread Gerald
by publishing their SPF records. I can understand not implementing the blocks or delays yet, but publish the records ASAP. I think this will be the next best thing in E-mail. I'd love for that date to be August 1 though. FYI SpamAssassin 3.0 has / will have SPF checks built in. Gerald

Re: Can a Customer take their IP's with them? (Court says yes!)

2004-06-29 Thread Gerald
recommend you focus your efforts on explaining to a judge the issues that were brought up in the suit and forget about involving NANOG in your court disputes. Gerald A former customer of NAC who can sympathize with UCIs position.

NetAdmin + sales on NANOG like places.

2004-03-17 Thread Gerald
wants to respond off the list. Gerald Coon Network Administrator (Who also wears a sales hat at times for the same company) Internet Channel

Re: Verizon mail troubles

2004-01-29 Thread Gerald
On Wed, 28 Jan 2004, Brian Wallingford wrote: There's no question that there's a certain amount of social engineering involved in contacting (or being allowed to contact) competent folk. It's advisable to be sure that any staff who will be contacting them are fully versed in any services

Re: sniffer/promisc detector

2004-01-19 Thread Gerald
://sniffdet.sourceforge.net/ I haven't looked in to it yet, but figured I would keep all of the suggestions in public view. Gerald

Re: sniffer/promisc detector

2004-01-19 Thread Gerald
a long time since the subject of detecting packet sniffers was brought up. (not just on NANOG) I know there are ways to get around being detected, but I'm just trying to make sure I'm doing my best to catch the less than professional sniffers on my networks. Gerald

sniffer/promisc detector

2004-01-16 Thread Gerald
Subject says it all. Someone asked the other day here for sniffers. Any progress or suggestions for programs that detect cards in promisc mode or sniffing traffic? Gerald

Re: sniffer/promisc detector

2004-01-16 Thread Gerald
On Fri, 16 Jan 2004, Gerald wrote: Subject says it all. Someone asked the other day here for sniffers. Any progress or suggestions for programs that detect cards in promisc mode or sniffing traffic? I should probably mention that I've already started looking at antisniff. I was hoping

OT: Re: One Wilshire building / Downtown LA power failure?

2004-01-13 Thread Gerald
On Tue, 13 Jan 2004, Grant A. Kirkwood wrote: Confirmed. One Wilshire, 818 W. 7th, 600 W. 7th, 600 Wilshire, etc.. are all on generator at this time. We can see smoke from generators in many directions, not sure how widespread it is yet. Hmph, I was trying to figure out where this was ;-)

Re: Upcoming change to SOA values in .com and .net zones

2004-01-08 Thread Gerald
something stupid. Anyone who uses that term is effectively getting on to you for using your own brain instead of following the crowd. The opposite of zealot is lemming. Gerald

Re: california quake

2003-12-22 Thread Gerald
On Mon, 22 Dec 2003, Scott Granados wrote: Apparently there was just a 6.4 quake in central california. Terrorists! Gerald

Ebay experience

2003-12-19 Thread Gerald
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Low end router alternative?

2003-12-19 Thread Gerald
-cisco2500/images/ ...only with a heartbeat. (That's not going to stop me from downloading it and trying it though.) Thanks for any suggestions on or off list. Gerald

RE: Low end router alternative?

2003-12-19 Thread Gerald
research, I think I can better clarify that I'm looking for just about any router ($50-100) that has a HSSI port and an RJ45 port. For what I'm looking for at the moment (experimenting) used/refurbished doesn't matter so long as it works. Gerald

RE: Low end router alternative?

2003-12-19 Thread Gerald
On Fri, 19 Dec 2003, Gerald wrote: With a little more research, I think I can better clarify that I'm looking for just about any router ($50-100) that has a HSSI port and an RJ45 You ever hit send and then wish you could chase after that E-mail with a s/HSSI/v.35/ ? I was wrongly using

Re: Fascinating interview with Verisign CEO

2003-10-17 Thread Gerald
value. Who is speaking out of both sides of the mouth? Gerald

Re: Tomatoes for Verisign at NANOG 29

2003-10-16 Thread Gerald
on my fraternity, that's what I'd do.) I don't think this idea, while amusing, will accomplish the goal. The bind patch and other methods of nullifying their corporate group think crap that makes them think this is a good idea is more our style. (Play smarter, not harder.) Gerald

Re: first Yahoo, now RoadRunner?

2003-10-10 Thread Gerald
to be unblocked, and things were fine within the day. Was simple, if somewhat annoying. Actually we just got blocked this morning by RR. Is something going on there today? Gerald

Re: [MEDIA] McLaughlin Defends Site Finder As 'Innovation'

2003-10-07 Thread Gerald
/Verisign.html Gerald

Re: Will reverting DNS wildcard have any adverse affects?

2003-10-03 Thread Gerald
break when this goes back to normal will it?) I just wanted to point out if anyone did something other than just patching bind and moving on, consider the repercussions of Verisign reverting or you might have your weekend plans averted to undo your changes. Gerald Coon

Re: Alternative Satellite news feed needed

2003-10-02 Thread Gerald
statistics. Any recommendations for someone I can outsource NNTP services to off list would be appreciated. It's one option I am looking at for my current company. Gerald

Re: VeriSign SMTP reject server updated

2003-09-25 Thread Gerald
On Thu, 25 Sep 2003, David Lesher wrote: The way to solve the Verislime problem is straightforward, but not simple. Make it unprofitable for them. ...can't resist hitting reply. First there is little to no way to make this unprofitable for them since they already have people paying

RE: Worst design decisions?

2003-09-18 Thread Gerald
On Thu, 18 Sep 2003, Daryl G. Jurbala wrote: * PCs with built in Ethernet that is so close to a lip on the case, with the release pointed down, that you need to use a screwdriver/knife/whatever to release the cable. ...and combine that with the RJ45 connecters that have a rubber hood over

RE: ICANN - Formal Complaint re Verisign

2003-09-18 Thread Gerald
a good job and are less painful ( less expensive) to deal with than VeriSign. I've never had to interact with either beyond purchasing single web certs at a time though. Gerald - How are ya? Never been better, ... Just once I'd like to be better.

Re: Worst design decisions?

2003-09-18 Thread Gerald
to point that out... 2 suggestions: - 1. Cut the head off and re-crimp it if it has to go that far. - 2. Use regular power tape, scotch tape, or duct tape to hold the tab down until it has reached its destination. (You do keep duct tape around right?) ;-) Gerald - How are ya? Never been better

Verisign suggestion

2003-09-17 Thread Gerald
connection of any kind on port 25! ...shutting up now, Gerald - How are ya? Never been better, ... Just once I'd like to be better.

Re: I can't reach MS sites

2003-08-14 Thread Gerald
On Wed, 13 Aug 2003, John Obi wrote: I can't open www.microsoft.com , windowsupdate.microsoft.com and www.msn.com very slow. Check your processlist. My money is on msblast.exe already running on your machine. Gerald

Re: Microsoft to ship new versions with firewall enabled

2003-08-14 Thread Gerald
On Thu, 14 Aug 2003, Christopher L. Morrow wrote: On the configuration angle, the Microsoft ICF (Internet Connection Firewall) blocks everything by default. as does OSX. Just to clarify, the OSX firewall has a little bit of sense. If you check that you want to enable one of the services

RE: Server Redundancy

2003-08-14 Thread Gerald
On Wed, 6 Aug 2003, Austad, Jay wrote: If they did that, how would they sell the CSS hardware? :) That was our concern. Cisco already had hardware to do as good or better than what ArrowPoint was doing. They would suck in the intellectual property, discontinue the CSS line, and roll out a

Re: Server Redundancy

2003-08-08 Thread Gerald
On Wed, 6 Aug 2003, Jason Greenberg wrote: Can I have some suggestions on how to load balance servers that are on seperate IP blocks? Is there any way to perform translation at this level? Exclude DNS based balancing please... vrrp on FreeBSD is supposed to be a free solution to allow

Re: Complaint of the week: Ebay abuse mail (slightly OT)

2003-08-03 Thread Gerald
On Sun, 3 Aug 2003, David G. Andersen wrote: To add to the eternally annoying list of companies that ignore abuse@ mail... ebay now requires that you fill in their lovely little web form to send them a note. Even if, say, you're trying to let them know about another scam going around that

RE: possible exploit.. (Cisco Issue)

2003-07-18 Thread Gerald
*raising hand* guilty of not reading past Distribution after version 1.0. Someone else pointed that out off list. Thanks, Gerald On Fri, 18 Jul 2003, Barry Raveendran Greene wrote: The changes are all detailed at the bottom of the advisory. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL

Funny VZ bounce

2003-07-14 Thread Gerald
This isn't the first time I've seen this, but I've got to question the reasoning in putting a quota on your abuse e-mail address. Wonder if postmaster went over his limit too. If you've e-mailed Verizon abuse lately, I'm sure you've already seen this. G *** Begin Bounce *** This Message was

RE: They all suck! Re: UPS failure modes (was: fire at NAC)

2003-05-31 Thread Gerald
standard computer AC recepticles that allow you to use longer cables to power this device or replace bad power cables without replacing entire device...etc. I know that's just me being picky though. Gerald

Re: IANA reserved Address Space

2003-05-31 Thread Gerald
not assigned to you is unprofessional, and will cause someone headaches later even if it is not you. Gerald

Re: IANA reserved Address Space

2003-05-31 Thread Gerald
of the private addressing alone. (Anyone have a total number of unique hosts on that one?) Gerald

Re: UPS failure modes (was: fire at NAC)

2003-05-30 Thread Gerald
On Thu, 29 May 2003, Steven M. Bellovin wrote: There was a recent recall of some of their home/SOHO UPSs -- battery overheating, with risk of fire. Got the notice when it came out. Checked all our UPS's and none were listed. Gerald

Re: Abuse.cc ???

2003-04-03 Thread Gerald
a web form for submission so we could smack the submitter on the head when they left out relevant information. Another aspect of the social spam problem trying to be resolved through technical means. Gerald

RE: Network Operations Metrics

2003-02-04 Thread Gerald
and steps to prevent it in the future. Combination of working services and happy customers are the best you can do. Gerald

Re: can you ping mount everest?

2003-01-23 Thread Gerald
Along the same lines of circumventing NYT required login: http://www.majcher.com/nytview.html G On Thu, 23 Jan 2003, Marshall Eubanks wrote: Hello; I don't know if anyone has noticed this, but News.Google appends a partner=Google variable into New York Times URL's so that news.google

Re: UseNet Feeds...(OT?)

2002-12-19 Thread Gerald
. One less headache to deal with. Gerald On Wed, 18 Dec 2002, Ringdahl, Dwight (WebUseNet) wrote: If anyone has a usenet server and would like a feed let me know. (FYI current full feed is 72mb/s) We also can peer bandwidth at any of our sites which you can see at http://www.webusenet.com

RE: UseNet Feeds...(OT?)

2002-12-19 Thread Gerald
I don't really think that a free peering session... free was omitted from the first post. I apologize for the confusion and reaction. Gerald

new bind vuln

2002-11-12 Thread Gerald
Haven't seen mention of this yet today and DNS affects most everyone in some way. The advisory was released a day early according to FreeBSD security officer. http://bvlive01.iss.net/issEn/delivery/xforce/alertdetail.jsp?oid=21469

Re: new bind vuln

2002-11-12 Thread Gerald
Apologies...missed it earlier. G On Tue, 12 Nov 2002, Gerald wrote: Haven't seen mention of this yet today and DNS affects most everyone in some way. The advisory was released a day early according to FreeBSD security officer. http://bvlive01.iss.net/issEn/delivery/xforce/alertdetail.jsp

Re: Updated DNS monitoring

2002-08-28 Thread Gerald
I checked out the current list mainly for personal amusement, and to check if the nameservers I know admins for were listed. 1. It would be nicer to have a search feature than just having to pull down the whole list to check for a name/pattern. 2. I noticed a few merit.edu listings. I thought

RE: Eliminating physical colocation (was Re: Shared facilities)

2002-08-21 Thread Gerald
These places do not have cameras and evidence that point to malicious intent to destroy your network? I'm sorry but that would make me just about irate, and definitely insist on moving the equipment ASAP. I don't plan on paying for colo facilities that I have any doubt in the integrity of the

Re: $400 million network upgrade for the Pentagon

2002-08-15 Thread Gerald
what's your own NOC's SOP for when the G-men knock on the door at midnight waving paper steel? Yes sir, the servers are over there and here's the root password. Oh wait, unless somethings broke or I'm breaking it I'm not at work at midnight. At my last place of employment, we would grant

LISA: sysadmin conference, take 16.

2002-08-15 Thread Gerald
I got a chance to go to last years LISA for the first time. I had been trying to go for 3 yrs. I have changed companies since then and am now working for a lot smaller company that can't afford to pay for these kinds of things which brings me to my question(s) for the list: How can an

Re: Question regarding web hosting ip addressing

2002-07-11 Thread Gerald
of that idea. I've set it up on IIS and Apache before. Pretty simple on both. Gerald On Thu, 11 Jul 2002, Martin Hannigan wrote: Folks, could use some pointers. I seem to remember from experience some years ago that if you were hosting multiple domains for web hosting in a shared

Re: Diagnostic Tools

2002-06-06 Thread Gerald
fool you. It's not just beta quality. Gerald P.S. Long time listener first time poster. On Thu, 6 Jun 2002, Pawlukiewicz Jane wrote: Hi, I'm new here but I already have a quick question. What are the best diagnostic tools available to network operators today? Thanks for any info, Jane