Why not just wardial all numbers in their business exchange after hours (with the appropriate permissions, timing, numbers,... of course)?
Jim "Ogden, Earl" wrote: > > Good Afternoon, > > Checking with the PBX admins is an excellent start. Another step would > be to ask them for the numbers of any CO lines coming into the place. Most > PBXs have back up lines in the event of a power failure. Also there may be > legacy CO lines left over that may be in use. Lastly check to see who has a > local fax machine at their desk. May multifunction faxes can act as a > modem. > > Luck, > > Earl Ogden > Network Specialist > Regional Training Institute > CCCCD > 925-930-8366 xt 8209 > Cell: 925-768-0030 > > -----Original Message----- > From: Paul Blechschmidt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, July 08, 2002 12:15 PM > To: 'Harish Gondavale'; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: Modems detection/ patches implementation > > Hello Harish, > You can always try the reverse approach. Since it appears you are > in a large company, chances are you're using a PBX. The folks who manage > that can tell you exactly who has analog lines (most PBX phones are digital) > Modems cannot dial out over digital (PBX) lines. Typically one of two > things happen, the port on the line card disables or the modem in the > computer fries. > Check with your Telco folks and they can get you started in the > right direction, or at least they can help narrow that possible number of > systems to check. In my experience ( I do both network and telco work) very > few people have analog lines anymore. There is rarely a good business case > for one in an office or cube. > > HTH, > > Paul > > -----Original Message----- > From: Harish Gondavale [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, July 04, 2002 9:01 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Modems detection/ patches implementation > > Hi , > > I have two questions related to security, > > 1. Is there any way to find out the machines having > modems connected to them in a LAN. I wanted to find > out the unauthorized modems connected to workstation > (Win 95, 98, NT 4, W2K, macs, Sun WS)and servers etc. > I heard about some software which dials the range of > phone no.s and checks for modem, but it's not > practicle in our environment. > > 2. Is there any good software distribution tool > especially for distributing OS/application patches and > small softwares. This is required as an emergency tool > in case existing Tivoli tool fails becasue of some > breakdown. This tool should not be very expenssive and > should cater upto 2500 machines. > > Thanks in advance for help. > > Bye. > > Harish > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Everything you'll ever need on one web page > from News and Sport to Email and Music Charts > http://uk.my.yahoo.com -- James W. Meritt CISSP, CISA Booz | Allen | Hamilton phone: (410) 684-6566
