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Re: [nznog] Help block out China please.
by Pete Mundy 08 Dec '13

08 Dec '13

A story along a similar line that reinforces this view: I put a phone on public IP space a few weeks back, then got sidetracked while configuring it. Before I had even returned to enter a new admin password and the correct SIP details (only 1/2hr later!), the phone had already been attempting to dial out on it's own. Turns out a robot had found it on it's public IP with port 80 open and started issuing it dial commands before I even had a chance to go about locking it down. It was unable to dial out as it hadn't had the correct SIP server or login details configured, but it just goes to show that the device really need to be locked down _before_ being put on any publicly accessible IP space, even if just for provisioning purposes! Pete On 8/12/2013, at 3:17 PM, "Dobbins, Roland" <rdobbins(a)arbor.net> wrote: > > On Dec 8, 2013, at 8:46 AM, Don Gould <don(a)bowenvale.co.nz> wrote: > >> Clearly you can't even put a quick and dirty box in place to just prove a concept without having to bolt it down. > > Correct - it simply isn't viable to expose an unpatched/unsecured box to the Internet at all, due to all the automated scanning/hacking activities taking place. > > +1 to the other folks who recommended more workable solutions - 'GeoIP' isn't exact at all, and not all bad nodes (of any nationality) are in China. > > Roland Dobbins

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Re: [nznog] Help block out China please.
by Regan Murphy 07 Dec '13

07 Dec '13

Build the box behind a firewall and don't open incoming ports until its ready to go. Sent from my Windows Phone ________________________________ From: Don Gould<mailto:don(a)bowenvale.co.nz> Sent: ‎8/‎12/‎2013 9:54 p.m. To: nznog(a)list.waikato.ac.nz<mailto:nznog(a)list.waikato.ac.nz> Subject: Re: [nznog] Help block out China please. How do I download the current patch set for Windows 2012 R2 so I can apply it before putting the box on the network? This seems a bit chicken and egg. (And yes I agree this really is a Geekzone or Whirlpool type question now, but I'm a bit interested in what advice operators are keen for us to be dishing to folk.) Beer. D On 8/12/2013 4:36 p.m., Pete Mundy wrote: > locked down_before_ being put on any publicly accessible IP space > -- > Don Gould > 31 Acheson Ave > Mairehau > Christchurch, New Zealand > Ph: + 64 3 348 7235 > Mobile: + 64 21 114 0699 > Ph: +61 3 9111 1821 (Melb) > > I'M COLLECTING COFFEE CUPS FOR PROJECT COFFEE CUP. > > Deja vue (missing the French accent mark) - literally means already seen, that sense of haven't we been here before. _______________________________________________ NZNOG mailing list NZNOG(a)list.waikato.ac.nz http://list.waikato.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/nznog

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Help block out China please.
by Don Gould 07 Dec '13

07 Dec '13

Hi, I've got a machine that's been hacked twice in the past week from IP ranges in China. I have it behind a Mikrotik router. There is no reason for anything outside of NZ and AU to be looking at this box so I'm keen to just block the rest of the world from it. I'm currently thinking an address list to just block out the world or an address list to include Au and Nz. Keen for ideas. D -- Don Gould 31 Acheson Ave Mairehau Christchurch, New Zealand Ph: + 64 3 348 7235 Mobile: + 64 21 114 0699 Ph: +61 3 9111 1821 (Melb) I'M COLLECTING COFFEE CUPS FOR PROJECT COFFEE CUP. Deja vue (missing the French accent mark) - literally means already seen, that sense of haven't we been here before.

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SoapUI with WOMBL?
by Michael Fincham 04 Dec '13

04 Dec '13

Afternoon all, Has anyone managed to get Chorus's WOMBL B2B test environment working in SoapUI? One complimentary beer, redeemable at NZNOG 2014, for anyone who can share the settings in SoapUI required to make this work :) -- Michael Fincham

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Domain registration scammers
by LRW Longhurst 04 Dec '13

04 Dec '13

Hi all, Sorry, and "beer" because this is more of an Aussie question, maybe someone can direct me to somewhere more appropriate. One of our execs received one of those "domain name available" letters in the form of an invoice, inviting him to register a name in .net.au that's similar to another name we own. This seems to have come via snail-mail but it invites payment at domainnamegroup.com.au. Do we do anything about such scammers? Suing them for wasting our time springs to mind, but I'm thinking more in terms of reporting to an authority. I know this practice has been around for a while but it's the first time I've encountered it directly. -- Lesley Longhurst (previously Walker) Linux Systems Administrator Opus International Consultants Ltd Email lesley.longhurst(a)opus.co.nz Tel +64 4 471 7002, Fax +64 4 473 3017 http://www.opus.co.nz Level 9 Majestic Centre, 100 Willis Street, PO Box 12 343 Wellington, New Zealand

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Need C2T breakout cable in sky tower kinda urgent
by Alexander Neilson 03 Dec '13

03 Dec '13

Hey Everyone Beer, as required (and a big beer - or drink of choice - for my saviour) I am up working in our racks in sky tower and was doing a scheduled reboot of a server to move some power cables. Now the machine won’t complete booting and I suspect the CMOS battery may have died and the complete removal of power has lost the cmos settings stopping at least part of the boot cycle. I have a keyboard, mouse and screen here but it seems to use a C2D breakout cable to connect up to what looks like a larger than normal DVI port. Does anyone have a cable to get a standard VGA monitor signal out of an IBM eServer xSeries 335 machine anywhere in auckland (nearer sky tower the better) and even better if I can come grab it now. It seems to be one of two adapters I don’t have in my kit with me (this will be fixed) but any white knights would be really appreciated. Regards Alexander Alexander Neilson Neilson Productions Limited alexander(a)neilson.net.nz 021 329 681 022 456 2326

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Request for IPv4 /23
by Daniel Watson 03 Dec '13

03 Dec '13

G'day Noggers Thought i would bring this topic back alive as we are still actively looking for a /24 preferably even a /23 but at good pricing. If you have available space your willing to sell at a good price, I'd love to hear from you Even if you have space you would be willing to lease/rent I'd like to hear from you TIA Daniel

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Who's fibre?
by Paul Adshead 03 Dec '13

03 Dec '13

A new fibre install has just showed up in a shared basement riser. It's currently not connected and no-one in the building is claiming it's theirs. The only identifying mark (written in pen on electrical tape) is "VS-42xxx" (xxx are numbers). Would anyone know which fibre company tags their new installs with labels in this format? We've been told fibre would be unavailable for years at this location, so would really like to get a circuit from that cable, if I only knew who to call.... Thanks Paul Adshead

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Re: [nznog] Who's fibre?
by Stu Fleming 03 Dec '13

03 Dec '13

Jon Brewer: "That's hilarious. There's always a receptionist with keys to the basement or pabx room that will give up keys without asking questions if you've got an orange vest and a decent looking id card." That rules out Chorus then. They can't install anything in a shared building without a 90-day lead time and a mountain of consent paperwork. Also the procedure for obtaining a roof key is slightly more complex as it usually involves the receptionist first a) checking that you are in a happy, smiling mood and b) cautioning you sternly to "make sure you don't fall off"

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Multi-homing without PI space
by Richard Hulse 30 Nov '13

30 Nov '13

Very late to the party... Matthew, if you want to contact me off list I'd be happy to share our experience with becoming an AS, multi-homing, anycast, self-hosting and anything else you might find useful. Cheers, Richard Radio New Zealand Disclaimer Emails sent by Radio New Zealand Limited (RNZ) or any related entity, including any attachments, may be confidential, protected by copyright and/or subject to privilege. If you receive an email from RNZ in error, please inform the sender immediately, delete it from your system and do not use, copy or disclose any of the information in that email for any purpose. Emails to/from RNZ may undergo email filtering and virus scanning, including by third party contractors. However, RNZ does not guarantee that any email or any attachment is secure, error-free or free of viruses or other unwanted or unexpected inclusions. The views expressed in any non-business email are not necessarily the views of RNZ www.radionz.co.nz<http://www.radionz.co.nz>

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