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

[John Jardine]

On Thu, 2008-10-16 at 19:45 -0600, Mark Carlson wrote:
> 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.
> 
No problem - I'll try to get it setup on the weekend.  I'll take it down
to recycling the weekend following along some other obsolete machines
and equipment.

Cheers,
J.J.