I did that on my XO-1 at a IHOP once and it worked great. That is after waiting forever for the terminal app to actually start. So disappointingly sluggish trying to run in sugar.
If you want people to learn your new acronym, you have to explain it at some point. It might not save time now but if after a while legions of slashdot users adopt it, it won't need to to be explained anymore and it will start to save time.
The performance degradation in the Intel X-25 is not because of a "firmware bug".
Bugs can cause slowdowns, too
Though it's highly regarded, Intel's X25-M SSD had a firmware bug that adjusted the priorities of random and sequential writes, leading to a major fragmentation problem that dropped throughput dramatically. The issue was originally uncovered by PC Perspective after two months of testing. Those tests showed that write speeds dropped from 80MB/sec. to 30MB/sec. over time, and read speeds dropped from 250MB/sec. to 60MB/sec. for some large block writes.
They might not have gotten what they deserved but they at least got what they asked for. After all, they specifically picked a license that allows this. How does Redhat's financial success affect the Kernel developers? And if the Redhat types aren't there, how will the millions of people be helped. Not many people are capable of providing for themselves the support and packaged bundles to run on their systems so they just wouldn't use it. Instead you'd get to say how many are rich from the thousands of people they've helped because you shrink the eligible audience.
Oookay, if T-Mobile bans tethering their phones, why have they helped me and my mom seperately to configure their phones to tether over bluetooth to our laptops? Hell, I'm running Linux, that didn't even phase them, they still helped me find the command-strings I needed!
Tech support that helped with Linux settings? Wow, that's actually kind of cool.
Get a shell on the vulnerable device (methods vary).
How will this supposed worm manage to login to the box? Brute force? Properly configured Linux will block login attempts for quite a while after several failures. SSH? Can't be compromised within a reasonable time. Telnet? Not supported on all routers I know.
The article doesn't go into the essential details, so I call FUD until proven otherwise.
From the article:
any linux mipsel routing device that has the router administration interface or sshd or telnetd in a DMZ, which has weak username/passwords (including openwrt/dd-wrt devices).
Telnet is used at least on OpenWRT after you first flash it but before you set a root password.
No consumer router I've used blocked repeated failed password attempts be default.
A bug in the web interface for the default Linksys allowed people to load the OpenWrt by sending shell commands to turn on boot wait. Just do the same but insert malicious shell code instead with the default password.
A. Telnet or SSH listening to the internet + weak username/password B. Configuration access via port 22 (SSH), 23 (TELNET), and 80 (HTTP) are all blocked (assuming you normally would use one of these. C. Reflash your device (tftp method probably). Pick a secure password.
Glad I recently switched my router to Tomato. Works better than DD-WRT, too.
Why does this article make you glad you switched? The same thing that makes OpenWRT/DD-WRT vulnerable seems to be part of Tomato.
FTFA "any linux mipsel routing device that has the router administration interface or sshd or telnetd in a DMZ, which has weak username/passwords (including openwrt/dd-wrt devices)."
From Tomato Features list: "CLI (using BusyBox) with access via TELNET or SSH (using Dropbear)"
Hack of the century? No. Way too obvious and likely to succeed.
What would be impressive if someone managed to have WGA in a way that gave them root access to Macs and Linux machines enmass. Especially since they're completely unrelated. Hacking Windows happens way to often to be cool anymore. You just expect it now.
You chould get the WRT54GL since that is the v4 renamed. But it sounds like the WBR-1310 does all you need for less. Sounds like a pretty good deal. I might have to add one of those to my collection if you can load a custom firmware like openwrt on it.
Slashdot Mirror
Awesome... or terrifying depending which side of the wall you're on.
First download their mtx client.
Then this site: http://www.pedaltothemetal.com/index.php/news_story/mechwarrior4_free_released.html
was nice enough to repost the torrent file which downloads the mtx that you can use the offline mode of the client to install.
The link is labeled: Downloadmechwarrior4mercenaries.all.to.51.03.01.0017.mtx.torrent
1073 Seeders / 2154 Peers
tracker runs on mektek.net
Note: The client runs crazy slow after install. First thing I do is click Offline Mode.
So keep the salt secret to the server so at least someone has to brute force it?
Exactly, the forum link is just a bunch of users talking between themselves starting rumors. None of those are mods or admins.
So does this mean I can run Starcraft in full screen stretched instead of windowed with wine?
I did that on my XO-1 at a IHOP once and it worked great. That is after waiting forever for the terminal app to actually start. So disappointingly sluggish trying to run in sugar.
At least two people care at this point since you've been modded to 3.
If you want people to learn your new acronym, you have to explain it at some point. It might not save time now but if after a while legions of slashdot users adopt it, it won't need to to be explained anymore and it will start to save time.
Even if it is a waste of space anyways.
The performance degradation in the Intel X-25 is not because of a "firmware bug".
Bugs can cause slowdowns, too
Though it's highly regarded, Intel's X25-M SSD had a firmware bug that adjusted the priorities of random and sequential writes, leading to a major fragmentation problem that dropped throughput dramatically. The issue was originally uncovered by PC Perspective after two months of testing. Those tests showed that write speeds dropped from 80MB/sec. to 30MB/sec. over time, and read speeds dropped from 250MB/sec. to 60MB/sec. for some large block writes.
https://www.techworld.com.au/article/302571/ssd_performance_--_slowdown_inevitable?pp=3
Before firmware update
the result suggested a write speed of 30 MB/sec.
http://pcper.com/article.php?aid=691&type=expert&pid=3
After firmware update
After composing myself, I did the same file copy I had tried earlier. 76 MB/sec.
http://pcper.com/article.php?aid=691&type=expert&pid=4
Not a firmware bug?
Ctrl-C nightmare?
Why?
Hit C with your thumb while one of the other fingers hold F1 (standing in for control)
At least with my hand, it's a more relaxed arrangement.
They might not have gotten what they deserved but they at least got what they asked for. After all, they specifically picked a license that allows this. How does Redhat's financial success affect the Kernel developers? And if the Redhat types aren't there, how will the millions of people be helped. Not many people are capable of providing for themselves the support and packaged bundles to run on their systems so they just wouldn't use it. Instead you'd get to say how many are rich from the thousands of people they've helped because you shrink the eligible audience.
And it's RHT now, not RHAT.
http://www.google.com/finance?q=redhat
Oookay, if T-Mobile bans tethering their phones, why have they helped me and my mom seperately to configure their phones to tether over bluetooth to our laptops? Hell, I'm running Linux, that didn't even phase them, they still helped me find the command-strings I needed!
Tech support that helped with Linux settings? Wow, that's actually kind of cool.
If it's your router that's infected it could have OpenDNS's IPs redirect to itself and answer anyways.
Ok, TFA states
Get a shell on the vulnerable device (methods vary).
How will this supposed worm manage to login to the box? Brute force? Properly configured Linux will block login attempts for quite a while after several failures. SSH? Can't be compromised within a reasonable time. Telnet? Not supported on all routers I know.
The article doesn't go into the essential details, so I call FUD until proven otherwise.
From the article:
any linux mipsel routing device that has the router administration interface or sshd or telnetd in a DMZ, which has weak username/passwords (including openwrt/dd-wrt devices).
Telnet is used at least on OpenWRT after you first flash it but before you set a root password.
No consumer router I've used blocked repeated failed password attempts be default.
A bug in the web interface for the default Linksys allowed people to load the OpenWrt by sending shell commands to turn on boot wait. Just do the same but insert malicious shell code instead with the default password.
If you're relying on this particular worm not blocking ip6, why don't you just enable ssh on a second, high numbered port.
A. Telnet or SSH listening to the internet + weak username/password
B. Configuration access via port 22 (SSH), 23 (TELNET), and 80 (HTTP) are all blocked (assuming you normally would use one of these.
C. Reflash your device (tftp method probably). Pick a secure password.
Glad I recently switched my router to Tomato. Works better than DD-WRT, too.
Why does this article make you glad you switched?
The same thing that makes OpenWRT/DD-WRT vulnerable seems to be part of Tomato.
FTFA
"any linux mipsel routing device that has the router administration interface or sshd or telnetd in a DMZ, which has weak username/passwords (including openwrt/dd-wrt devices)."
From Tomato Features list:
"CLI (using BusyBox) with access via TELNET or SSH (using Dropbear)"
That's awesome.
Not when gas becomes too expensive for the bad drivers to be out on the road bothering you.
Perhaps something got lost in the translation.
Hack of the century?
No.
Way too obvious and likely to succeed.
What would be impressive if someone managed to have WGA in a way that gave them root access to Macs and Linux machines enmass.
Especially since they're completely unrelated.
Hacking Windows happens way to often to be cool anymore. You just expect it now.
That's just sad.
You chould get the WRT54GL since that is the v4 renamed.
But it sounds like the WBR-1310 does all you need for less. Sounds like a pretty good deal. I might have to add one of those to my collection if you can load a custom firmware like openwrt on it.
I'll have to buy the new doormat then.
That's no good if you're still using the old cover sheets.