TCLUG Archive
[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]

Re: [TCLUG:11306] Mediaone & bootpc



Dave Erickson wrote:
> 
> Steve Siegfried wrote:
> > 
> > Gang,
> > 
> > I just switched from Mediaone's one-way cable to their two way service and
> > have encountered a couple of "interesting" phenomonia.
> > 
> > Mediaone's two-way service hands out IP addresses via dhcp.  I use tcpwrappers
> > and, about every 10 minutes while I'm "connected", I'm seeing 4 successive
> > attempts to connect to my machine using bootpc (one about every 4 seconds)
> > from the next machine up the traceroute tree.  Like, what's the deal with
> > that?
> > 
> > Secondly, I use "usernet" to manage ip connections while on-line.  How come
> > I can _only_ connect to Mediaone via dhcp if I fire up the connection during
> > booting, but not via usernet?
> > 
> > Obviously, not a networking wizard'idly,
> > 
> > -S
> 
> The two way is an "always on" connection, why would you want to take it
> down or up with usernet? 

Mostly because I also use Skypoint and want to switch between 'em, but also
because since I've had the two-way service (3 days), I've been port scanned
3 times, unsuccessfully telnet'ed to twice, etc, etc.  The script kiddies
seem to view Mediaone as fertile ground.