[Clug-tech] Curious how an old machine will handle new threats.

[Mark Carlson]

On Thu, Oct 16, 2008 at 7:07 PM, John Jardine
<john_e_jardine at spamcop.net> wrote:
> I've got so much old gear, including routers and switches that I should
> be able to isolate that box pretty well.
>
> Shaw gives me 2 IPs and I'm using them both.  I do host some services on
> my wireline network but my wireless network doesn't host anything.  I'll
> vector the DMZ to the old computer and then daisy chain another router
> in front of wireless network.  Kinda like:
> DLINK-DVG1120
>   + DMZ (486/33c )
>   + LINKSYS-WRT54GL
>      + Wife's Linux machine (Ubuntu Hardy x86_64)
>      + Kids Linux machine (Slackware 12.1 x86)
>      + PS3
>      + WII
>      + N800
>      + Cell Phone
>      + OLPCs - but they are normally powered off.
>
> Even if the bad guys crack the 486/33c they still have to crack the
> WRT54GL before they get to the juicy core of that network:)  And even
> then, it's all appliances & Linux boxes so it's relatively safe.
>
> The software that's accessible on that machine is:
> telnet
> ssh
> ftp
> ntp
> I know of flaws in everything except NTP, and I probably just didn't
> hear about those:)
>
> Cheers,
> J.J.


Well, if it doesn't get owned too fast, post the IP and let us play
around with it :-D

-Mark C.