Thank you Lyle,
I was just confused because I am quite sure I have seen it mentioned on the
STN homepage or in this newsgroup that it is an advantage to run STN from a
floppy (comjparted to HD) because it can be write protected...
Well, never mind - I can replace the floppy now and then... If there is
writing going on to it it will not last forever anyhow.
Regards Magnus
>From: Lyle Giese <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>To: "'[EMAIL PROTECTED]'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: RE: [STN] Cant write protect floppy!
>Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2001 06:15:44 -0800
>
>Linux(like Windows) needs to be able to write temporary files to it's boot
>device. When you boot from a floppy, that is the boot device hence the
>kernal panic if you write protect the floppy or remove it while STN is
>running. STN does utilize a RAM disk, but it's boot device is the floppy.
>
>DHCP servers write their database to the boot device so that it knows what
>IP addresses are given out when rebooted. If it wrote the database to the
>RAM disk and you rebooted the STN or kicked the cord out of that computer?
>If it wasn't written in a database file somewhere, STN would start issuing
>IP addresses already in use.
>
>STN has so few services on it, that even if someone managed to get into it
>there isn't much you can do with it. The biggest thing is a)disable or
>make
>the web admin interface internal only or if you have to have external web
>admin b)put a strong password on it and change it often.
>
>The other excellent method of protecting that floppy is to replace it
>weekly. The only downside is the dhcp database. But if you shut down all
>client computers, change the floppy on STN and then restart all computers,
>then they will get new IP addresses from the DHCP server and all will be
>well with the world.
>
>Lyle
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: trist post [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>Sent: Monday, February 19, 2001 3:37 AM
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: [STN] Cant write protect floppy!
>
>
>I have a strange problem. I have read more than once that it should be
>possible to write protect the floppy (to prevent "intruders" from changing
>the configuration files etc) but when I try this STN do not boot properly
>claiming that there is no configuration files!
>
>If I boot without write protect and then take out the diskette, protect it
>and set it back STN will fail later (kernel panic, illegal sector or
>something like that).
>
>I have also noticed that STN seem to access the floppy (I do not know if it
>is read or write) every time a DHCP request is received from my internal
>network - this is also a surprise since I thought STN run only versus
>RAM-disk once it had booted.
>
>Any sugestions?
>
>Regards
>Magnus
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