[Techtalk] DNS horror story. Beware the dynamic IP!

[Carla Schroder]

I still don't get how the NIC settings were changed. As it's a dynamic IP
account they must have the correct DNS settings for the DSL connection to
work. If they are misconfigured, there should simply be no Internet
connection. I don't get this automatic re-configuring. Unless Internet
Explorer is the key? It has a "automatically detect settings" feature.

I wish I could test this on a Linux box, it's going to bug me. I want to
test it more on Windoze too. I have a static IP at home, no way to test it
there. Victims I mean volunteers anyone?

Carla who still wants to know if this could happen on Linux


> -----Original Message-----
> From: jenn at simegen.com [mailto:jenn at simegen.com]
> Sent: Sunday, September 09, 2001 1:05 AM
> To: Carla Schroder
> Cc: techtalk at linuxchix.simegen.com
> Subject: Re: [Techtalk] DNS horror story. Beware the dynamic IP!
>
>
> Carla Schroder wrote:
>
>
> > The damn thing overwrote the network settings not only the
> workstation I was
> > on, but completely hosed all the network settings on the
> SERVER! Erased my
> > DHCP address pools, wrote new configurations on the NIC, and
> did something
> > really weird to my DNS server that I never figured out.
>
> Aie-aie-aie!!!
>
> > Now where in the HELL does this dumb little ISP account get
> such power? Ole
> > Windoze just opened the door wide and accepted all the changes without
> > saying a word. I spent the best part of today re-doing everything.
> >
> > Could this happen on a Linux box? Has anyone else ever fallen into this
> > particular pit?
>
> -Theoretically-, if authentications and permissions are sufficiently
> screwed up, it's potentially possible. IF the server is insecure. (hrm,
> sounds like pop psychology. Yes, server, we'll love you if you accept
> these settings... )
>
> I can't think of a way a secured server would have that sort of settings
> changed from a workstation-that-doesn't-have-root-access. Doesn't mean
> there isn't one, of course!
>
> > I tell ya, learning from other people's pain is ever so much better.
>
> In-very-deed.
>
>
>
> Jenn V.
> --
>      "Do you ever wonder if there's a whole section of geek culture
>              you miss out on by being a geek?" - Dancer.
>
> jenn at simegen.com     Jenn Vesperman     http://www.simegen.com/~jenn/
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