main

main@lists.alug.org.uk

10372 discussions

Re: [Alug] Nessus and Nmap
by Ricardo Campos 07 Jan '02

07 Jan '02

> You need to have nmap installed too, have you? > Mike Yeah, that was my first step. I used a bastille-linux hardnening script recently, I'm wondering if that has somehow interfered the nessusd server. However, it was set to the lowest reccommended for someone on the 'net, rather than paranoia level. The man pages for nmap, if anyone who's been following this thread *hasn't* read them, are amazing. I actually understand them! lol. But then TCP/IP is the only computer stuff I've had formal training in (other than Louts Notes and Windows NT). REALLY, if you are thinking of any firewalling (iptables or ipchains or just in general) READ the nmap manual. Believe me! ;) >of scan I can run is tcp connect() scan... I kinda thought the point of nessusd was that it ran as root so the others are possible. > > > > Do you think this is just a symptom of scanning the loopback address? > > I guess from the response on-list that I'll get a chance to see if it *is* a symptom of loopback. ;) "There are several codes, and I know several of them." -Mr. Precise. http://www.rscampos.net -- Get your free email from www.linuxmail.org Powered by Outblaze

1 0

Re: [Alug] Nessus
by Jenny_Hopkins＠toby-churchill.com 07 Jan '02

07 Jan '02

Ricardo wrote: >Anyways, I'll be on IRC tonight, so if anyone wants to use up some of their CPU scanning my IP (nick: ConfuZed), >feel free to do so, as long as you send me the report! ;) Ricardo, - I too have been setting up ipchains and wondering if they do what i think they do over the last few weeks. I'll be grateful if anyone can try the same on my box tonight. Would the way to go about it to be to declare the IP (dynamically assigned) on the IRC session and award a prize to the first person to get in, or is that, erm, uncool? Jenny.

2 1

Re: [Alug] Nessus
by Ricardo Campos 07 Jan '02

07 Jan '02

>Would the way to go about it to be to > declare the IP (dynamically assigned) on the IRC session and award a prize > to the first person to get in, or is that, erm, uncool? > Jenny. LOL Well, I guess it's gonna be a free-for-all tonight! Nessus produces reports in HTML, so we can get proper feedback prolly best we get one person scanning one person rather than 5 people scanning one poor fella (or lass as the case may be) We'll work it out on IRC.... ricardo -- Get your free email from www.linuxmail.org Powered by Outblaze

1 0

Re: [Alug] Weekly IRC reminder
by MJ Ray 07 Jan '02

07 Jan '02

> The meeting takes place on the irc server irc.openprojects.net in the > #alug channel, you can take a look at www.openprojects.net to get more > info on the openprojects network. I'm thinking that maybe we should move to a UK network, as OPN still only has one usable UK server and is developing in strange ways[1]. Anyone have strong feelings on this? [1] - For people who know about IRC: abolishing O-lines, disabling some useful commands, kicks that look like you did a /part, 4 million americans and thousands of brits banned from their help channel and many more. -- MJR

3 2

Nessus
by Ricardo Campos 07 Jan '02

07 Jan '02

OK, so I've been playing around with that lovely security program Nessus (http://nessus.lug.org.uk/), scanning both my eth0 and pp0- for some reason the only kind of scan I can run is tcp connect() scan... I kinda thought the point of nessusd was that it ran as root so the others are possible. Do you think this is just a symptom of scanning the loopback address? Anyways, I'll be on IRC tonight, so if anyone wants to use up some of their CPU scanning my IP (nick: ConfuZed), feel free to do so, as long as you send me the report! ;) Ricardo "There are several codes, and I know several of them." -Mr. Precise. http://www.rscampos.net -- Get your free email from www.linuxmail.org Powered by Outblaze

1 0

Weekly IRC reminder
by Neill Newman 07 Jan '02

07 Jan '02

This is the automated ALUG IRC meeting reminder sent to remind you that there is an IRC meeting tonight (Monday) at 8.00pm. The meeting takes place on the irc server irc.openprojects.net in the #alug channel, you can take a look at www.openprojects.net to get more info on the openprojects network. Most IRC clients should allow you to get there with the commands "/server uk.openprojects.net" or "/server eu.openprojects.net" and "/join #alug". Popular IRC clients include tkirc, bitchx, xchat and EPIC on Unix, and Mirc under windows. Here are some links to help you get started with irc. Unix http://www.xchat.org/ http://freshmeat.net/ http://www.epicsol.org/ Windows http://www.mirc.com (loads of help with irc for newbies!)

1 0

Netscape 6.2 (Mail & News too)
by Ricardo Campos 06 Jan '02

06 Jan '02

Here we go again.... Anyone had problems with Netscape 6.2 not saving stuff like bookmarks, the default view you want (i.e. without "My sidebar" etc), or even forgetting mail/news accounts? I can set them up, and then darn it when I close Netscape and fire it up again, it doesn't save them! The permissions of ~/.mozilla imply that the owner (me) should have read/write permissions (and execute on some), so I don't really get it... Still running Mandrake 8.0 as Debian's still being a pig to get X up and running on... "There are several codes, and I know several of them." -Mr. Precise. http://www.rscampos.net -- Get your free email from www.linuxmail.org Powered by Outblaze

1 0

RE: [Alug] mbox
by Ricardo Campos 06 Jan '02

06 Jan '02

Awww... you guys is great!!!! lol ;-) Well, I'm off to repair it using (my favourite text editor- maybe I'll need to put "no HTML e-mails" on my sig SO bulky in a txt editor). Luckily, however, I was able to retrieve the message by the help of Micro$oft... lmao I actually added the pop3 acct to my hotmail acct (linuxmail is blocked by the ISP due to spam) and retrieved it from there- seems Evolution (spit spit) didn't actually d/l the message, just fragged it's own mailbox... I've also got 1.2 MB of spurious Qmail weirdness sent to that mailbox too. you take these risks running beta software, but then someone's gotta do it, right? lol (well, it *does* put up a disclaimer when you run it) again, saved by the LUG... MUCH appreciated, Ricardo "There are several codes, and I know several of them." -Mr. Precise. http://www.rscampos.net -- Get your free email from www.linuxmail.org Powered by Outblaze

1 0

mbox
by Ricardo Campos 05 Jan '02

05 Jan '02

Does anyone know of a way I can retrieve mails from an mbox file? Evolution successfully managed to trash my Inbox, and there's a message in there with really important info, which unfortunately cannot be resent. The error I get is: " The folder appears to be irrecoverably corrupted" ...which sounds quite ominous, but I am hoping is not true! eek! help! Ricardo -- Get your free email from www.linuxmail.org Powered by Outblaze

2 1

Re: Firewall security Testing
by tom potts 04 Jan '02

04 Jan '02

http://www.fish.com/satan/ is a nice thing to try on yourself! SATAN stands for Security Administrator Tool for Analyzing Networks Tom __________________________________________________ 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

1 0

Jump to page:

2025

2024

2023

2022

2021

2020

2019

2018

2017

2016

2015

2014

2013

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008

2007

2006

2005

2004

2003

2002

2001

2000

1999

1998

1997

main