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D-Link Firmware Abuses Open NTP Servers
DES writes "FreeBSD developer and NTP buff Poul-Henning Kamp runs a stratum-1 NTP server specifically for the benefit of networks directly connected to the Danish Internet Exchange (DIX). Some time last fall, however, D-Link started including his server in a hardcoded list in their router firmware. Poul-Henning now estimates that between 75% and 90% of NTP traffic at his server originates from D-Link gear. After five months of fruitless negotiation with a D-Link lawyer (who alternately tried to threaten and bribe him), he has written an open letter to D-Link, hoping the resulting publicity will force D-Link to acknowledge the issue. There are obvious parallels to a previous story, though Netgear behaved far more responsibly at the time than D-Link seem to be."
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Just to get back on point for a second here, is there any way for the
Being a sysadmin I have a bit of a clue how frustrating it can be dealing with all this stuff.
Curiosity was framed; ignorance killed the cat. -- Author unknown
Learn how to read or STFU about him being an asshole.
Hear hear!
If Google really cared they would fix Android Chrome to reflow text, instead of discriminating