Depending on the severity of the attack, CloudFlare may your cheapest option, but be aware that they are not interested in mitigating severe attacks.
A client of mine was DDOSed last year, and my ISP's (shall stay nameless) DDOS Mitigation service could not cope with the size of the attack.
I have briefly tried CloudFlare, but they turned us off within 20 minutes without any notice, and promptly refunded all the money.
Luckily, I had an old contact with DOS Arrest. It was a bit expensive to setup, but they quickly got us back online, so it was worth it in our case.
So you believe you're a better driver than the computer.
I think he is trying to say that sometimes, when you're offroading for example, you want to drive the car yourself. You may want to do some tricks that computer will not let you do otherwise. It is not about being better then the computer -- it is about having OPTIONS.
I think software RAID is a great option, and I'm surprised there is so little attention given to it.
First of all, I would like to dispute that software raid is slower. It depends on your CPU speed, and if it is reasonably fast, it can be faster then hardware RAID.
You can hot-swap software raid in certain configurations, but it not as simple as with hardware raid.
I know I've seen 300+ DVD changers. I'm sure there are larger ones too. At 1000+ DVDs, it'll be much cheaper/easier to go this way, and you get to keep the quality and menues that you want.
The bounty-hunter idea was promoted this year primarily by Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., and Sen. Jon Corzine, D-N.J., who called upon Congress to allow individuals who identify and help locate spammers to receive at least 20 percent of any fines collected.
So if spammer goes to jail, do you get 20% of that too? If so, how do you calculate 20% of a life sentence???
Is it me or these articles do not offer any explanation for "why www.sco.com (216.250.128.12) server is down and ftp.sco.com (216.250.128.13) is still working without any slowdown, even though they are on the same network?"
If they state that all the available bandwith was consumed by attacks, then all the servers on the network would be unresponsive. So that could not have been a bandwidth issue. Therefore it leaves us with "SCO is a bunch on incompitent morons" version of the events.
Because I am really impressed when someone is driving their 1998 Honda Civic with all 15 TV screens turned on. The best thing is that the driver is the person in the car...
First of all let me start by saying that I do not own Man and don't use it neither at home nor at work. Mostly I use Windoze XP and Linux for everything I do.
So what if OS X had 1 root vulnerability in the past 18 month? Windoze has 2 coming out every week!
Then the author compares OS with something like iTunes! WTF? Apple to Oranges anyone?
It is obvious to me that SCO has lost all compitent sys/net admins (who'd want to work for SCO these days anyway)and hired MCSE's to manage their Linux webservers.
First of all, because not everyone is talking about home or one workstation application.
If you have 100 computers on the network, with smoothwall you will need to configure/reconfigure/update only one dedicated box, instead of all 100 individually.
Second of all, software firewalls that run on your computer take up resources, and are generally limited by your operating system.
Finally, smoothwall will be a lot more secure, because it will not be running any of the services that can be compromised by hackers. It adds an additional layer to your security. Remember, security is about layers.
I live in Los Angeles, and I can say only one thing about AT&T service out here -- IT IS HORRIBLE!!!!! I've tried several different phones as they suggested, but that did not make any difference at all. (surprise, surprise) So I've tried my friends' phones with various providers, and all of them were 100% better.
Needless to say, I could not wait until my contract was over!
Last week on Thursday, I have submitted 8 numbers to be transferred. Only 3 of them have completed the transfer just today (1+ week and counting).
Another one is on it's way and cannot receive phone calls for 2 days already, and the last four have not even started yet.
I've expected much better service from the company that fathered C and UNIX! (I guess there is nothing in common left with the old AT&T any more)
"[...]but it only says things that ALLOW this access, not the services themself."
My customers are buying bandwidth from me, which in turn allows them to access their e-mail on my servers. Does this make me covered by the definition?
It is obvious to me that whoever worded this bill does not have clear understanding of the Internet, therefore allowing really ambiguous definitions.
Try distrowatch.com. I think the only reason I have not done same thing is that I've read another article on./ that mentioned scheduled fedora release this week.
Regards!
I totally agree with your concerns and I really hope they will fix this in the future, but for everyone's benefit, I hope you will give them a chance and try to mirror them in anyway.
Slashdot Mirror
Depending on the severity of the attack, CloudFlare may your cheapest option, but be aware that they are not interested in mitigating severe attacks.
A client of mine was DDOSed last year, and my ISP's (shall stay nameless) DDOS Mitigation service could not cope with the size of the attack.
I have briefly tried CloudFlare, but they turned us off within 20 minutes without any notice, and promptly refunded all the money.
Luckily, I had an old contact with DOS Arrest. It was a bit expensive to setup, but they quickly got us back online, so it was worth it in our case.
There are numerous other ways to communicate :P
protecting privacy is not "cool" any more...
sad day
So you believe you're a better driver than the computer.
I think he is trying to say that sometimes, when you're offroading for example, you want to drive the car yourself. You may want to do some tricks that computer will not let you do otherwise. It is not about being better then the computer -- it is about having OPTIONS.
It seems to me like these may work for you:
http://www.ktdms.com/ -- Open Source
or
http://www.docushare.com/ -- $$$$$$$$ Xerox $$$$$$$$
I own a GM car and OnStar can be simply disabled by:
1) Removing a fuse
or
2) Disconnecting GPS and Cellular cables
If FBI wants to eavesdrop on you, they will do it with or without OnStar, so prepare your tinfoil hats NOW!!!
Did you notice that their primary contact's name is Kevin Crook? That should tell you something.
the process of breathing air, and charge everyone $699 for rights to use my IP!!!
I think software RAID is a great option, and I'm surprised there is so little attention given to it.
First of all, I would like to dispute that software raid is slower. It depends on your CPU speed, and if it is reasonably fast, it can be faster then hardware RAID.
You can hot-swap software raid in certain configurations, but it not as simple as with hardware raid.
It can save you $400 or so.
I know I've seen 300+ DVD changers. I'm sure there are larger ones too. At 1000+ DVDs, it'll be much cheaper/easier to go this way, and you get to keep the quality and menues that you want.
From the FTC article:
The bounty-hunter idea was promoted this year primarily by Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., and Sen. Jon Corzine, D-N.J., who called upon Congress to allow individuals who identify and help locate spammers to receive at least 20 percent of any fines collected.
So if spammer goes to jail, do you get 20% of that too? If so, how do you calculate 20% of a life sentence???
Got syn-cookie?
Is it me or these articles do not offer any explanation for "why www.sco.com (216.250.128.12) server is down and ftp.sco.com (216.250.128.13) is still working without any slowdown, even though they are on the same network?"
If they state that all the available bandwith was consumed by attacks, then all the servers on the network would be unresponsive. So that could not have been a bandwidth issue. Therefore it leaves us with "SCO is a bunch on incompitent morons" version of the events.
Because I am really impressed when someone is driving their 1998 Honda Civic with all 15 TV screens turned on. The best thing is that the driver is the person in the car...
So, why not do it for motorcyclists?
Got TV in your helmet?
First of all let me start by saying that I do not own Man and don't use it neither at home nor at work. Mostly I use Windoze XP and Linux for everything I do.
So what if OS X had 1 root vulnerability in the past 18 month? Windoze has 2 coming out every week!
Then the author compares OS with something like iTunes! WTF? Apple to Oranges anyone?
that Darl hung himself on the powercord from the webserver? Nah, to good to be true...
It is obvious to me that SCO has lost all compitent sys/net admins (who'd want to work for SCO these days anyway)and hired MCSE's to manage their Linux webservers.
Got SYN-cookie?
First of all, because not everyone is talking about home or one workstation application. If you have 100 computers on the network, with smoothwall you will need to configure/reconfigure/update only one dedicated box, instead of all 100 individually.
Second of all, software firewalls that run on your computer take up resources, and are generally limited by your operating system.
Finally, smoothwall will be a lot more secure, because it will not be running any of the services that can be compromised by hackers. It adds an additional layer to your security. Remember, security is about layers.
I live in Los Angeles, and I can say only one thing about AT&T service out here -- IT IS HORRIBLE!!!!! I've tried several different phones as they suggested, but that did not make any difference at all. (surprise, surprise) So I've tried my friends' phones with various providers, and all of them were 100% better.
Needless to say, I could not wait until my contract was over!
Last week on Thursday, I have submitted 8 numbers to be transferred. Only 3 of them have completed the transfer just today (1+ week and counting).
Another one is on it's way and cannot receive phone calls for 2 days already, and the last four have not even started yet. I've expected much better service from the company that fathered C and UNIX! (I guess there is nothing in common left with the old AT&T any more)
"[...]but it only says things that ALLOW this access, not the services themself."
My customers are buying bandwidth from me, which in turn allows them to access their e-mail on my servers. Does this make me covered by the definition?
It is obvious to me that whoever worded this bill does not have clear understanding of the Internet, therefore allowing really ambiguous definitions.
You may not have servers, but you do have a router/switch, so in fact, you are not just reselling, because you're providing something else too.
Besides, almost all the datacenters reselling bandwidth, yet somehow, I think they're included in the definition!
If callcenters are coming back, that would mean at least some employment for techies that will maintain these callcenters.
"Memo to power company: :-) :-)
;-)
Put power-system controlling servers on UPSes
(yeah yeah, I know, it wasn't because they lost power. Its a joke
"
Do we know for sure that the servers went down NOT because of power outage?
"According to the product specs, it is a Unix system with X Windows."
The reason they use X is because their systems are managed by MCSEs.
Try distrowatch.com. I think the only reason I have not done same thing is that I've read another article on ./ that mentioned scheduled fedora release this week.
Regards!
I totally agree with your concerns and I really hope they will fix this in the future, but for everyone's benefit, I hope you will give them a chance and try to mirror them in anyway.
We all know it can be frustrating!