Until VOIP takes hold via the Cable infrastructure, at which point many regulations show up related to redundancy, especially related to a little thing called 911..
Just out of curiousity, what serivices were needed that the PIX did not support? What type of logging facilites does this device provide? What application layer protocols is it aware of (the website just says ISP inspection, pretty vague)? I have nothing against the device, I just would not utilize one to protect a corporate infrastructure. They work great for the home user.
NAT != Security. The 2K buys alot of things, not least of which is statefull packet INSPECTION (not filtering) as well DOS and Fragmentation (used in many attacks, but difficult to detect)protection. Cisco makes a 501 (~200-300 bucks) that would have been much more appropriate for a corporate environment like yourself. These Lynksys and NetGear are essentially just NAT devices with some stuff thrown on top.
I hate to burst your bubble but AT&T isn't the one
to blame.
Where I work unfortunately someone along the way decided it was a good idea for the IT department to be responsible for all the phone lines. We are talking hundreds of lines here.
We are 'slammed' at least 2 or three times a year. We switched all long distanse from Sprint to AT&T last year and we seem to be the only one's that realize this. I have what are called
pic freezes on every single line which requires a password and id verification (I recommend everyone have this done, it seems to help somewhat. Call your local provider and have them freeze the A and B pics,local & regional) before you can have your long distanse carrier changed. We are still slammed because Bell Atlantic (Now Verizon, talk about bloatware) falls asleep
at the wheel and let's it happen.
If you are having your long distanse changed wrongly, it is because your local phone provider is letting it occur.
I recently recieved a letter from Bell saying that our long distance was being changed from Sprint to Qwest communications. Quite a shocker
considering we were with AT&T. I was at such a fustrated point in this whole ordeal I actually had Sprint call Bell Atlantic while I was on the
line (a 3 way call) listening to the outcome. Besides being quite humorous the outcome was that a request had incorrectly been sent from Bell.
The phone companies are the biggest joke in corporate America, and unless we start reporting such cases (the mention of the fcc always sends them scurying) this nonsense will continue. The local provider is the stop gate that if they choose could prevent this from happening.
Now back to Tux Racer, they are after all only phone lines.
The most powerful company in the entire world is incapable of mapping stable OS layers... Who the hell is going to create a perfect human being? Blue Screen = Spontaneous Combustion
If this is something seen as 'news worthy' I really need to stay away from Slashdot. Grow up and use that effort to do some thing worth while, not argue relentlessly over the meaning of a damn word.... Stuff that matters my as$!
As a person who has been around school officials and directors I can say all schools have one common theme...they are CHEAP.. A perfect opportunity for the Linux movement... But I ask who is educating these people about what technology should be implemented. I know back home its some backyard ISP who would not even attempt to divulge in something that is not M$. I work with system admin who won't dare even look at anything but NT...it is a really ignorant world out there.. This whole thing (linux) has turned into EDUCATION vs. Marketing Muscle EDUCATE EDUCATE EDUCATE
Maybe these dudes should plan a field trip out to Xerox headquarters before they really get going on this....just a thought -I have two brain cells remaining, and they are fighting....-some guy with two brain cells
This article really hit the nail on the head. I love linux....I have friends who love linux... and then there are these zealots that I hate for loving Linux. And flaming is how they show their love. Kinda a like a boyfriend who completely neglects his girlfriend until someone looks wrong at her... Then he gets off his fat ass and unconstructively shows her how much he loves her. If you are all so confident next time you feel like flaming someone for having an opinion sit down and write that code for that device driver I have been waiting for...Be CONSTRUCTIVE!!
I have probably 4 or 5 books that I purchased just for administrative purposes. The cds are still sealed up tight inside the cover. I usually would buy the book when I ran into something I needed hard info on...CD or no CD was inconsequential... You can see how hard it is to track widespread use with out actually contacting the people...
"They must think these underground crackers have immense resources to market and inform the average consumer of their ability to copy DVDs. Oh wait. People are already doing it anyway. It's called a VHS VCR and an RCA jack. Record -> Play." Just to clear this little bit up. You cannot record a DVD through a vcr and an rca cable. The encryption scrambles the screen to the point it is unviewable. Trust me, it was the first thing I tryed when I whipped it out of the box. This whole suit is silly and will have a justified end. I wouldn't fret too much. Anyone for DVD2. (probably be on record size disks with less storage space, but damn will it be secure) "y2k can eat me" - anyone coming in early saturday
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Until VOIP takes hold via the Cable infrastructure, at which point many regulations show up related to redundancy, especially related to a little thing called 911..
Just out of curiousity, what serivices were needed that the PIX did not support?
What type of logging facilites does this device provide?
What application layer protocols is it aware of (the website just says ISP inspection, pretty vague)?
I have nothing against the device, I just would not utilize one to protect a corporate infrastructure. They work great for the home user.
NAT != Security.
The 2K buys alot of things, not least of which is statefull packet INSPECTION (not filtering) as well DOS and Fragmentation (used in many attacks, but difficult to detect)protection.
Cisco makes a 501 (~200-300 bucks) that would have been much more appropriate for a corporate environment like yourself.
These Lynksys and NetGear are essentially just NAT devices with some stuff thrown on top.
Two Words, Remedy Administrator!
Jeez if is coinicides with kernel releases we might actually have it before he is in a geriatric ward. I wonder if it will have USB support?
I hate to burst your bubble but AT&T isn't the one to blame. Where I work unfortunately someone along the way decided it was a good idea for the IT department to be responsible for all the phone lines. We are talking hundreds of lines here. We are 'slammed' at least 2 or three times a year. We switched all long distanse from Sprint to AT&T last year and we seem to be the only one's that realize this. I have what are called pic freezes on every single line which requires a password and id verification (I recommend everyone have this done, it seems to help somewhat. Call your local provider and have them freeze the A and B pics,local & regional) before you can have your long distanse carrier changed. We are still slammed because Bell Atlantic (Now Verizon, talk about bloatware) falls asleep at the wheel and let's it happen. If you are having your long distanse changed wrongly, it is because your local phone provider is letting it occur. I recently recieved a letter from Bell saying that our long distance was being changed from Sprint to Qwest communications. Quite a shocker considering we were with AT&T. I was at such a fustrated point in this whole ordeal I actually had Sprint call Bell Atlantic while I was on the line (a 3 way call) listening to the outcome. Besides being quite humorous the outcome was that a request had incorrectly been sent from Bell. The phone companies are the biggest joke in corporate America, and unless we start reporting such cases (the mention of the fcc always sends them scurying) this nonsense will continue. The local provider is the stop gate that if they choose could prevent this from happening. Now back to Tux Racer, they are after all only phone lines.
The most powerful company in the entire world is incapable of mapping stable OS layers... Who the hell is going to create a perfect human being? Blue Screen = Spontaneous Combustion
I just hope we are not taking a similar path here...
If this is something seen as 'news worthy' I really need to stay away from Slashdot. Grow up and use that effort to do some thing worth while, not argue relentlessly over the meaning of a damn word.... Stuff that matters my as$!
98% of boot time is determined by hard drive speed + system configuration. Booting your pc has very little to do with cpu cycles!!!
As a person who has been around school officials and directors I can say all schools have one common theme...they are CHEAP.. A perfect opportunity for the Linux movement... But I ask who is educating these people about what technology should be implemented. I know back home its some backyard ISP who would not even attempt to divulge in something that is not M$. I work with system admin who won't dare even look at anything but NT...it is a really ignorant world out there.. This whole thing (linux) has turned into EDUCATION vs. Marketing Muscle EDUCATE EDUCATE EDUCATE
Maybe these dudes should plan a field trip out to Xerox headquarters before they really get going on this....just a thought -I have two brain cells remaining, and they are fighting....-some guy with two brain cells
This article really hit the nail on the head. I love linux....I have friends who love linux... and then there are these zealots that I hate for loving Linux. And flaming is how they show their love. Kinda a like a boyfriend who completely neglects his girlfriend until someone looks wrong at her... Then he gets off his fat ass and unconstructively shows her how much he loves her. If you are all so confident next time you feel like flaming someone for having an opinion sit down and write that code for that device driver I have been waiting for...Be CONSTRUCTIVE!!
I have probably 4 or 5 books that I purchased just for administrative purposes. The cds are still sealed up tight inside the cover. I usually would buy the book when I ran into something I needed hard info on...CD or no CD was inconsequential... You can see how hard it is to track widespread use with out actually contacting the people...
How about a larger screen ,full size
keyboard, and a printer to track down
those damn C syntax errors....
Oh wait, I just described my PC...never mind.
-I have two brain cells left...and they are fighting...
I just wouldn't feel right putting something like this on a Linux box. Kinda like intentionally throwing a virus on my machine.....
"They must think these underground crackers have immense resources to market and inform the average consumer of their ability to copy DVDs. Oh wait. People are already doing it anyway. It's called a VHS VCR and an RCA jack. Record -> Play." Just to clear this little bit up. You cannot record a DVD through a vcr and an rca cable. The encryption scrambles the screen to the point it is unviewable. Trust me, it was the first thing I tryed when I whipped it out of the box. This whole suit is silly and will have a justified end. I wouldn't fret too much. Anyone for DVD2. (probably be on record size disks with less storage space, but damn will it be secure) "y2k can eat me" - anyone coming in early saturday
Aren't we talking about a MAC machine here.. People always want to reinvent the wheel. Microsoft is not bad-Bill Gates