RE: [Sheflug] NAMED query

["David Morris" <xxxxx [at] xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: shef-lug-admin [at] list.sheflug.org.uk
> [mailto:shef-lug-admin [at] list.sheflug.org.uk]On Behalf Of Richard
> Stevenson
> Sent: 19 March 2002 22:18
> To: Sheflug
> Subject: Re: [Sheflug] NAMED query
>
>
> On Tue, 19 Mar 2002, David Morris wrote:
>
> > We've got, I suspect, an old version of named (I can't find a
> way of getting
> > the version!) running on our (402 day uptime) 2.0.36 kernel Linux box.
>
> dig version.bind chaos txt  [at] localhost, if your shell is on said Linux box.
> If that doesn't reply, then your version of BIND is seriously ancient and
> should be upgraded before someone 0wns your box, or takes it out via a DoS
> attack.  See <http://www.isc.org/products/BIND/bind-security.html> for
> details.
>

It's only running on the internal network, and there's no access through the
firewall to it, so I'm not really bothered about DoS, but thanks for the
warning. The DNS outside the firewall *is* running a BIND8 variant for that
reason!

Thanks for the help though. I'd guess an upgrade to BIND8 is called for in
the internal server. Your other comments will be a great help. Thanks again.


--
David Morris
IT Manager, ALLVAC Ltd, Sheffield, UK
work: david [at] allvac.co.uk
home: david [at] brassedoff.net   http://www.davidm.demon.co.uk

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