I ask this because I am having new and persistant problems with both Firefox and Konqueror running on 32-bit F9. The problems suggest DOS exploits, and I wonder just how these exploits are being implemented against the two browsers.
I am pretty much of the conclusion that all operating systems can be cracked straightforewardly, mostly because of security holes in X11, which is becoming a requirement of effective computer use.
Is anyone aware of legislation passed by Congress in 1995 mandating that ALL computers be remotely accessible regardless of OS running on the computer? SMM services or Intel's VPro seem to be relevant here
I normally keep these thoughts to myself, but the increasing buginess of the two browsers on F9 is beginning to aggravate me. All this seems to have gotten much worse after I posted a review on Amazon of the book _Judaism Discovered_ by Michael Coffman. I bought the book after I discovered that the book had been banned by Amazon, the only book ever banned by Amazon. Could I have pissed off someone by buying and/or reviewing the book? :-)
Attempting to post this, I got a shell error: cannot connect to port 587. Connection Refused.
Dave Feustel wrote:
I ask this because I am having new and persistant problems with both Firefox and Konqueror running on 32-bit F9. The problems suggest DOS exploits, and I wonder just how these exploits are being implemented against the two browsers.
You need to detail your problems for people to assist you.
I am pretty much of the conclusion that all operating systems can be cracked straightforewardly, mostly because of security holes in X11, which is becoming a requirement of effective computer use.
Except for the fact that all systems, by default, have remote access for X11 disabled and that any "home router" has that disabled as well. Not to mention that if you build your own firewall you always deny everything and only allow what you need.
Is anyone aware of legislation passed by Congress in 1995 mandating that ALL computers be remotely accessible regardless of OS running on the computer? SMM services or Intel's VPro seem to be relevant here
No.... But if you ask about legislation in the US Congress (I assume it is US) then you should have the reference with the bill number and all. So, please post it so we could read it....even if we don't all live in the US.
I normally keep these thoughts to myself, but the increasing buginess of the two browsers on F9 is beginning to aggravate me. All this seems to have gotten much worse after I posted a review on Amazon of the book _Judaism Discovered_ by Michael Coffman. I bought the book after I discovered that the book had been banned by Amazon, the only book ever banned by Amazon. Could I have pissed off someone by buying and/or reviewing the book? :-)
Not having much problems here....but then again nobody is out to get me....I don't think.
Attempting to post this, I got a shell error: cannot connect to port 587. Connection Refused.
What are you using that uses the Mail Message Submission protocol?
Dave Feustel wrote:
I ask this because I am having new and persistant problems with both Firefox and Konqueror running on 32-bit F9. The problems suggest DOS exploits, and I wonder just how these exploits are being implemented against the two browsers.
Install and run "iptraf". Go to "Detailed interface statistics" and select the interface connected to the internet. Watch "Total rates" for a while. If those numbers are near your internet connections maximum bandwidth, then *maybe* you're being DOSed. Otherwise, you're not.
I am pretty much of the conclusion that all operating systems can be cracked straightforewardly, mostly because of security holes in X11, which is becoming a requirement of effective computer use.
No, it isn't. The vast majority of computers do not use X11, and as pointed out: modern Linux systems don't make X11 remotely accessible at all.
Is anyone aware of legislation passed by Congress in 1995 mandating that ALL computers be remotely accessible regardless of OS running on the computer?
No, and I suspect that if you attempt to identify the bill, you'll find that there isn't one. The government also can not watch you through your television or computer monitor.
I normally keep these thoughts to myself, but the increasing buginess of the two browsers on F9 is beginning to aggravate me. All this seems to have gotten much worse after I posted a review on Amazon of the book _Judaism Discovered_ by Michael Coffman. I bought the book after I discovered that the book had been banned by Amazon, the only book ever banned by Amazon. Could I have pissed off someone by buying and/or reviewing the book? :-)
It seems far fetched.
Attempting to post this, I got a shell error: cannot connect to port 587. Connection Refused.
Talk to your ISP about why it might have been unavailable briefly.
Dave Feustel dfeustel@mindspring.com writes:
I ask this because I am having new and persistant problems with both Firefox and Konqueror running on 32-bit F9. The problems suggest DOS exploits, and I wonder just how these exploits are being implemented against the two browsers.
Try a "tcpdump -w" of all your traffic for a few days. Poke around the file with wireshark. Any DOS attacks should stand out like a sore thumb.
Since you mention browsers, have you ruled out that your ISP isn't screwing you by forcing a proxy on all tcp/80 traffic? It wouldn't be the first time an ISP tried to increase their network efficiency by forcefully inserting some ill-behaved and overloaded proxy into their customer's data streams.
-wolfgang
On Tue, Nov 11, 2008 at 07:45:46PM -0800, Wolfgang S. Rupprecht wrote:
Dave Feustel dfeustel@mindspring.com writes:
I ask this because I am having new and persistant problems with both Firefox and Konqueror running on 32-bit F9. The problems suggest DOS exploits, and I wonder just how these exploits are being implemented against the two browsers.
Try a "tcpdump -w" of all your traffic for a few days. Poke around the file with wireshark. Any DOS attacks should stand out like a sore thumb.
Since you mention browsers, have you ruled out that your ISP isn't screwing you by forcing a proxy on all tcp/80 traffic? It wouldn't be the first time an ISP tried to increase their network efficiency by forcefully inserting some ill-behaved and overloaded proxy into their customer's data streams.
Would such a proxy cause Firefox and Konqueror to differ in their ability to retrieve URLs? Most of the URLs that Konqueror doesn't display are displayed immediately and with no problem when I start firefox from with konqueror.
Dave Feustel dfeustel@mindspring.com writes:
Would such a proxy cause Firefox and Konqueror to differ in their ability to retrieve URLs? Most of the URLs that Konqueror doesn't display are displayed immediately and with no problem when I start firefox from with konqueror.
Sure. I'd say all bets are off once companies start playing games.
Really, just look at the traffic. Open up two windows onto the data and compare both browsers transactions packet by packet. I'm sure you'll see differences. Compare a bunch of different failing web pages and I'm sure a pattern will emerge.
-wolfgang
Wolfgang S. Rupprecht wrote:
Dave Feustel dfeustel@mindspring.com writes:
Would such a proxy cause Firefox and Konqueror to differ in their ability to retrieve URLs? Most of the URLs that Konqueror doesn't display are displayed immediately and with no problem when I start firefox from with konqueror.
Sure. I'd say all bets are off once companies start playing games.
Really, just look at the traffic. Open up two windows onto the data and compare both browsers transactions packet by packet. I'm sure you'll see differences. Compare a bunch of different failing web pages and I'm sure a pattern will emerge.
-wolfgang
With the different things ISP's are doing, including "Deep Packet Inspection" and ad insertion, anything is possible. Search and there are a few sites that you can use to check your connection for these factors. I don't have links handy. Search for detecting Deep Packet Inspection or something on that line.
Bell Canada is known to do this on their networks.
Konqueror may be showing the problem.