[cobalt-developers] Fw: Desperate, bunk OS Patches

["William L. Thomson Jr." <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

If anyone cares, it seems that the cobalt patch

Security: BIND Update 1.0.1

Has got my DNS server all screwed up.  I am still not 100% clear on how its is supposed to be
configured, but when I run

nslookup

I get

*** Can't find server name for address 209.204.157.114: Non-existent host/domain
*** Default servers are not available

This is definitely related to the cobalt patch, since to the day, all software and modifications
made, had absolutely nothing to do with the name server, ftp, email, or telnet.  The things I have
modified, still work.  Go figure.

Anyway it was a valiant effort on Cobalt behalf since the RaQ4's shipped with Bind 4x and the
current version is 8.2.3.  The only safe version prior to 8x is 4.9.8 according to the ISC, which
the RaQ's did not have.

So on to repair my DNS server.

The funny thing is, my web server still works fine.  I would imagine they would be among the first
to go, with a DNS problem????


William
----- Original Message -----
From: "William L. Thomson Jr." <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Cobalt Developers Group" <cobalt-developers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2001 6:51 PM
Subject: Fw: Desperate, bunk OS Patches


> Oh, bye the way, since I cannot receive emails through my server, please send any replies to my
> back-up email address, as well as the group. If you reply only to the group I will not see your
post
> until my problem is corrected.
>
> So please send a copy of any/all responses to wlt@xxxxxxxxx
>
>
> Thanks,
> William L. Thomson Jr.
> CEO
> Obsidian-Studios Inc.
> 439 Amber Way
> Petaluma, Ca. 94952
> Phone/fax 707.766.8989
> http://www.obsidian-studios.com
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "William L. Thomson Jr." <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Cobalt Developers Group" <cobalt-developers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2001 6:38 PM
> Subject: Desperate, bunk OS Patches
>
>
> > Anyone else install the following patches for the RaQ4's?
> >
> > Security: BIND Update 1.0.1
> >
> > Security: Dos Attack Update 1.0.2
> >
> > I did, and after when restarted the server, after being prompted by one of the installed
packages,
> > most ports on my server disconnect immediately after a connection attempt.  I cannot get my
mail,
> > ftp in any way, or telnet.  I can however use ssh to get into the server, and the server will
> allow
> > you to install additional software.
> >
> > What's up with that.  I am pretty sure it was the second, which instead of preventing DOS, it
> caused
> > one.
> >
> > Thanks Cobalt.
> >
> > I experienced a similar problem a while back (before I had installed ssh) after uncommenting the
> > line in the inetd.conf file to start IB CS.  At the time with my limited knowledge of Linux, and
> no
> > way to enter the server, I had to perform an OS restore.  I do not want to do that again, since
I
> do
> > have access via ssh to correct the problem.
> >
> > Although I have no clue where the problem lies?  I have viewed all DNS, HTTP, FTP, and network
> > config files, and all seems well and the same as it was before.  I tried just looking at the
files
> > that were modified on that day, but did not come up with anything.
> >
> > All services are started and running, they just reject connections.
> >
> > Please help, of course since I have other software installed on the server, Cobalt will say I
> voided
> > the warranty, although what I did was not causing any problems, until I installed the new
> > patch/problem.
> >
> > From now one, despite Cobalt's patches I am going to stick with, If it ain't broke, don't fix
it.
> I
> > figured it was a necessary patch, if not to solve a current problem, but to prevent further
> > problems.  When in fact all I did was create a problem.
> >
> >
> > Thanks,
> > William L. Thomson Jr.
> > CEO
> > Obsidian-Studios Inc.
> > 439 Amber Way
> > Petaluma, Ca. 94952
> > Phone/fax 707.766.8989
> > http://www.obsidian-studios.com
> >
>