Just something a little different to get people talking. We're pretty much all into BBSing, and also radio of some form, whether that be ham, CB, SWL, or whatever. But outside of those areas, what are your other interests? Do we have any musicians here? Or artists? Or other interesting pastimes?

As for myself, my big one outside of the tech area is sport. I'm a track sprinter, though I also do other events, and recently completed a decathlon. This weekend, I'm in Ballarat for a 3 day meet, where so far, I've won bronze in the triple jump and 100 metres, and silver in the 400m. Got the 200m and relays coming up today.

I also compete in another sport, which is unique to this part of the world (only 2 states in Australia - Victoria and Western Australia!). These are our fire brigade competitions, which are a series of races using mostly traditional mid 1800s firefighting equipment (though we do have a couple of events that use a modern fire engine). This is very physical, requiring speed and power, and is in fact the reason I took up the track a few years ago, to get faster.

Anyway, over to you. :)

de VK3JED.


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Hi,

I'm not sure if I should reply to this yet, as it's only Saturday here... ;)

On 01/28/18, Vk3jed said the following...

Just something a little different to get people talking. We're pretty much all into BBSing, and also radio of some form, whether that be ham, CB, SWL, or whatever. But outside of those areas, what are your other interests? Do we have any musicians here? Or artists? Or other interesting pastimes?

Well, compared to your pastimes, I'm pretty boring... :)

I do play the saxophone. Over the years, I've played the alto, tenor and baritone sax, but the alto sax is the one I like the best.

I am also teaching myself how to program, as some of you already know. I
think it keeps the mind active. :)

I have also been doing some writing. Right now, I have a handful of short stories written, and currently working on a novel. Nothing has been published yet, but I've been toying with the idea of self-publishing a short story collection on Amazon.

Other than that, we do make our own beer, wine, cheese, soap, and bratwurst. They are always so much better than store bought.

Just last August, I completed my Master's Degree in management. I had been a full-time student for the last six years, along with everything else. In
June, I will be going to Washington DC, for my graduation ceremony.

I also enjoy spending time with friends and family, although with everything else, there's never enough time.


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lets see

Ham Radio
Tech
Tech Theatre
( I do sound design and light design)

Pyro ( fireworks and Special FX)
I breed Border collies
Used to breed and show Cockatiels
and of course BBS's and a mini data center

. Who is next ?

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Tony,

Just something a little different to get people talking. We're pretty much a V>into BBSing, and also radio of some form, whether that be ham, CB, SWL, or V>whatever. But outside of those areas, what are your other interests? Do we V>have any musicians here? Or artists? Or other interesting pastimes?

Anyway, over to you. :)

My other hobby is square dancing...which is called such because of the
basic geometric formations, fractional parts of moves, etc. -- and not necessarily a lifestyle. A related field, round dancing, is similar to
ballroom dancing, but that never did appeal to me.

In the U.S., the National Square Dance Convention, which is held the
last Saturday in June...including the Friday, Thursday, and Wednesday
before that...usually means it's on the same weekend as ARRL Field Day. Ironically, I've run into several "dancing hams".

We'd have our HT's with us, and pick a simplex frequency on where to
dance, eat, shop, sightsee, etc. And, it was a good thing I had it at
the 1997 Convention in Orlando, Florida. The last night of the
convention, the security guard at the hotel physically assaulted our
shuttle bus driver, and I used ham radio (in a pouring thunderstorm with intense lightning) to call for help. When the people said "You saved his life!", I replied "This is what amateur radio operators prepare for -- emergency communications". The case actually went to trial just after
Easter Weekend in 1998, and the State Of Florida flew me down there and
back to testify...it was not my idea of a Florida Vacation.

Daryl

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Daryl Stout wrote to VK3JED <=-

Anyway, over to you. :)

My other hobby is square dancing...which is called such because of
the basic geometric formations, fractional parts of moves, etc. -- and
not necessarily a lifestyle. A related field, round dancing, is similar
to ballroom dancing, but that never did appeal to me.

Cool. Square dancing sounds like a lot of fun. A couple of hams I knew in my younger days, who were around my age were heavily into square dancing too.


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Richard wrote to Vk3jed <=-

lets see

Ham Radio
Tech
Tech Theatre
( I do sound design and light design)

Pyro ( fireworks and Special FX)
I breed Border collies
Used to breed and show Cockatiels
and of course BBS's and a mini data center

Wow, a varied lot there. Well, I know who to call on if I need a fireworks display. :)


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Black Panther wrote to Vk3jed <=-

Hi,

I'm not sure if I should reply to this yet, as it's only Saturday

Haha, it was Sunday when I posted it. :) Had just woken up on the last day of my 3 day track meet, and doing what I knew would be my last BBS mail session for 12 hours. :)

here... ;)

Well, compared to your pastimes, I'm pretty boring... :)

I don't know about that!

I do play the saxophone. Over the years, I've played the alto, tenor
and baritone sax, but the alto sax is the one I like the best.

Well, I did spect there were musicians among us (I'm definitely not one :( ).

I am also teaching myself how to program, as some of you already know.
I think it keeps the mind active. :)

I have also been doing some writing. Right now, I have a handful of
short stories written, and currently working on a novel. Nothing has
been published yet, but I've been toying with the idea of
self-publishing a short story collection on Amazon.

Other than that, we do make our own beer, wine, cheese, soap, and bratwurst. They are always so much better than store bought.

Hardly boring at all, that's a broad range of interests. :) I would like to write a book, possibly an autobiography, because of some unusual aspects in my life, but I have to be in the right state of mind to write anything more than a blog post.

Just last August, I completed my Master's Degree in management. I had
been a full-time student for the last six years, along with everything else. In June, I will be going to Washington DC, for my graduation ceremony.

Congratulations. :)

I also enjoy spending time with friends and family, although with everything else, there's never enough time.

Tell me about it! :D


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Richard wrote to Vk3jed <=-

lets see

Ham Radio
Tech
Tech Theatre
( I do sound design and light design)

Pyro ( fireworks and Special FX)
I breed Border collies
Used to breed and show Cockatiels
and of course BBS's and a mini data center

Wow, a varied lot there. Well, I know who to call on if I need a fireworks display. :)

if you where in Canada , no problem My ticket is good for all acorss Canada , it would not be hard to get a visiting Pyro Card for you guys ... but boy
would it cost a lot to get me donw there lol

I am giving my printer a work out now , priniting a manual for the APPLE to
see if I can get her running again !

I shure hope so !

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Tony,

Cool. Square dancing sounds like a lot of fun. A couple of hams I knew in m V>younger days, who were around my age were heavily into square dancing too.

3 hours of dancing is equivalent to 6 miles of walking.

Of course, when you go out afterwards, and order a banana hot fudge
royale sundae, well.... <G>

One local group goes to the area Subway Restaurant for food and
fellowship afterwards.

Daryl

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Richard,

Ham Radio

We have that in common (WX1DER here).

Tech Theatre
( I do sound design and light design)

I was in theatre arts in high school and college...and did lightning
and sound for some plays, and was in the cast of some others.

and of course BBS's and a mini data center

I thought the BBS was a mini data center. <G>

Daryl

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Tony,

Well, I did spect there were musicians among us (I'm definitely not one :( ).

Some may think he has a lot of sax appeal. <G> I used to play the
piano, but nowadays, I'm lucky to play the radio...although with ham
radio, I'm on the air every night of the week, with nets. Both Sunday
and Monday night, I had to take over Net Control, as the Net Control
Station couldn't do the net, due to family medical issues.

I also enjoy spending time with friends and family, although with everything else, there's never enough time.

Tell me about it! :D

Time is a 4 letter word...like work. :P

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You're in good company. <G>

Daryl

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Richard,

Ham Radio

We have that in common (WX1DER here).

Tech Theatre
( I do sound design and light design)

I was in theatre arts in high school and college...and did lightning
and sound for some plays, and was in the cast of some others.

and of course BBS's and a mini data center

I thought the BBS was a mini data center. <G>

Daryl

I guess a BBS is , I have a webserver , Email server and a DNS server here
and host a bunch of websites and mail for family and friends, Nice to have
some static IPs to play with ...

I have been doing Tech Theatre for over 30 years now , allways behind the stage never on it LOL , I am to much of a HAM LOL

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Daryl Stout wrote to VK3JED <=-

3 hours of dancing is equivalent to 6 miles of walking.

I'd say easily!

For me, the energy calculations are more complex, because at the intensity of a sprint, the "afterburn effect" significantly increases total calorie consumption for up to 24 hours after the exercise.

Of course, when you go out afterwards, and order a banana hot fudge royale sundae, well.... <G>

Haha, there goes the good work. :D


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Daryl Stout wrote to VK3JED <=-

@VIA: TBOLT
Tony,

Well, I did spect there were musicians among us (I'm definitely not one :(

.

Some may think he has a lot of sax appeal. <G> I used to play the
piano, but nowadays, I'm lucky to play the radio...although with ham radio, I'm on the air every night of the week, with nets. Both Sunday
and Monday night, I had to take over Net Control, as the Net Control Station couldn't do the net, due to family medical issues.

I'll stick with sport, at least that's something I can do, and I'll let the musicians play in the band. :)

... This is one sick group. I feel that I've finally found my home.

You're in good company. <G>

;P


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Richard,

I guess a BBS is , I have a webserver , Email server and a DNS server here R>and host a bunch of websites and mail for family and friends, Nice to have R>some static IPs to play with ...

I had to change my SSH port again to a bizarre one. I'm having a bunch
of hackers try to get in, so I'm constantly updating the ip.can file.
If there was a way I could limit access of SSH to verified users, I
would.

I have been doing Tech Theatre for over 30 years now , allways behind the sta R>never on it LOL , I am to much of a HAM LOL

I was a ham in theatre, before I was a ham in RF. :)

With theatre, I was a member of the local chapter of The International Thespian Society...named after the Greek actor Thespis. When I studied Radio/TV/Film at the University Of Arkansas at Little Rock, I was a
member of Alpha Epsilon Rho, the National Broadcasting Society. However,
I never dreamed that my "radio" would end up being "amateur radio".

Daryl, WX1DER

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On 01/31/18, Daryl Stout said the following...

Richard,

I guess a BBS is , I have a webserver , Email server and a DNS server he R>and host a bunch of websites and mail for family and friends, Nice to ha R>some static IPs to play with ...

I had to change my SSH port again to a bizarre one. I'm having a bunch of hackers try to get in, so I'm constantly updating the ip.can file.
If there was a way I could limit access of SSH to verified users, I
would.

I dont do SSH , because of this , all ssh services are in house if I need
them , and standard ssh port point to never never land

I know some people are good at redirecting it to another IP with different firewalls , but I have mot figured that one out yet LOL

I have been doing Tech Theatre for over 30 years now , allways behind th R>never on it LOL , I am to much of a HAM LOL

I was a ham in theatre, before I was a ham in RF. :)

only time you will see me on stage is if I have to reload the pyro and fix something

one show the actors broke my table .. will it was screwed down to the stage , because I did not want it moveing while they did there fight scene , thank goodness that was at the end of act one , we had no curtian to close , so at intermission I had to go on stage and fix the table ! ( I was in the booth running the show ( sound and lights) , so I had to run from the booth to the stage and fix it , ( glad I had tools SR or I would have had to go to the
shop and grab some ) fixed it in 10 min , from the croud that was still in
the theatre I got a standing O ! for fixing the table .. LOL

With theatre, I was a member of the local chapter of The International Thespian Society...named after the Greek actor Thespis. When I studied Radio/TV/Film at the University Of Arkansas at Little Rock, I was a
member of Alpha Epsilon Rho, the National Broadcasting Society. However,
I never dreamed that my "radio" would end up being "amateur radio".

Daryl, WX1DER

thats cool, I have never gotten far from Tech in my working life or personal
, go figure

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Richard,

I had to change my SSH port again to a bizarre one. I'm having a bunch of hackers try to get in, so I'm constantly updating the ip.can file.
If there was a way I could limit access of SSH to verified users, I would.

I dont do SSH , because of this , all ssh services are in house if I need R>them , and standard ssh port point to never never land

I went ahead and removed it...as it's more trouble than it's worth.
Plus, several other logon options are available.

I know some people are good at redirecting it to another IP with different R>firewalls , but I have mot figured that one out yet LOL

That's another reason for me to zap it.

one show the actors broke my table .. will it was screwed down to the stage , R>because I did not want it moveing while they did there fight scene , thank R>goodness that was at the end of act one , we had no curtian to close , so at R>intermission I had to go on stage and fix the table ! ( I was in the booth R>running the show ( sound and lights) , so I had to run from the booth to the R>stage and fix it , ( glad I had tools SR or I would have had to go to the R>shop and grab some ) fixed it in 10 min , from the croud that was still in R>the theatre I got a standing O ! for fixing the table .. LOL

Talk about a tabletop experience. <G>

thats cool, I have never gotten far from Tech in my working life or personal R>, go figure

I don't do that much technical stuff anymore. With the effects from 2 lightning strikes and a severe concussion over the years, it's hard to
learn new stuff anymore. Working with the BBS is enough of an effort!!

Daryl
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Richard wrote to Vk3jed <=-

if you where in Canada , no problem My ticket is good for all acorss Canada , it would not be hard to get a visiting Pyro Card for you guys
... but boy would it cost a lot to get me donw there lol

Haha working holiday! :) Well, licensed pyrotechnicians are the only ones normally allowed to use fireworks down here.

I am giving my printer a work out now , priniting a manual for the
APPLE to see if I can get her running again !

Good luck. I have one to restore myself. :)


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I don't do that much technical stuff anymore. With the effects from 2 lightning strikes and a severe concussion over the years, it's hard to learn new stuff anymore. Working with the BBS is enough of an effort!!

I was in a bad car crah in 02 21 pints of blood and blood products when I
was on the table , 14 hours under the knife , then in 05 a total hip replacement ( because of the crash) a 45 min job was 4 hours , then I did not walk for 9 months

I am happy to say I am walking with out the walker or cane now , tech is the only think keeping my brain working ... I have lots lots and lots and lots ,
I am sure its still in there , but I cant find it ...

so make your brain work I got my advance ticket in Canadian Ham radio , I
hold my tickets for fireworks and Pyro ( special effects) and I am trying to get my old apple running

I wish you the best and that just because you dont think you can do something does not mean you should not try , if it take you twice as long , the next
time might not take you as long , and so on ....

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On 02/02/18, Vk3jed said the following...

Richard wrote to Vk3jed <=-

if you where in Canada , no problem My ticket is good for all acorss Canada , it would not be hard to get a visiting Pyro Card for you guy ... but boy would it cost a lot to get me donw there lol

Haha working holiday! :) Well, licensed pyrotechnicians are the only
ones normally allowed to use fireworks down here.

we have to classes here fireworks and pyros , so I am a fireworks supervisor and a SR Pyro

I am doing a show friday for Selywn Township's Polar Fest 2018

going to be cold , but should be a good one , we have the show picked out ,
the fireing system programmed ....

just have to wire it tomarrow and some booms !

I am giving my printer a work out now , priniting a manual for the APPLE to see if I can get her running again !

Good luck. I have one to restore myself. :)

is it a 2 or 2 E ... I would be more then happy to put the service manual somewhere for you to grab ( 270 ish pages)

73

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Richard wrote to Vk3jed <=-

we have to classes here fireworks and pyros , so I am a fireworks supervisor and a SR Pyro

And what's the difference?

I am doing a show friday for Selywn Township's Polar Fest 2018

going to be cold , but should be a good one , we have the show picked
out , the fireing system programmed ....

Nice. :) This time of year, there is a high risk of fireworks cancelled because of high fire risk.

just have to wire it tomarrow and some booms !

I am giving my printer a work out now , priniting a manual for the APPLE to see if I can get her running again !

Good luck. I have one to restore myself. :)

is it a 2 or 2 E ... I would be more then happy to put the service
manual somewhere for you to grab ( 270 ish pages)

It's a 2.


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On 02/07/18, Vk3jed said the following...

Richard wrote to Vk3jed <=-

we have to classes here fireworks and pyros , so I am a fireworks supervisor and a SR Pyro

And what's the difference?

this lets you play with different products , you have to be a sr pyro with indorsments to play with stuff like det cord , but you cant use fireworks ,
ie non consumer and when you have your fireworks , you cant use pyro stuff

same part of the goverment , but keeps things simple , in a way I wold hate
to see some one use pyro that has not been trained hurt some one or him/her self

Good luck. I have one to restore myself. :)

is it a 2 or 2 E ... I would be more then happy to put the service manual somewhere for you to grab ( 270 ish pages)

It's a 2.

if you would like a copy send me a email , and I will put it on one of my servers for you

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Tony,

Nice. :) This time of year, there is a high risk of fireworks cancelled V>because of high fire risk.

We got some beneficial rain last night (along with some freezing rain
and thunder)...but if we have a dry spring, they'll ban the fireworks
here as well...as they did one year.

Daryl

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Richard wrote to Vk3jed <=-

this lets you play with different products , you have to be a sr pyro
with indorsments to play with stuff like det cord , but you cant use fireworks , ie non consumer and when you have your fireworks , you
cant use pyro stuff

same part of the goverment , but keeps things simple , in a way I wold hate to see some one use pyro that has not been trained hurt some one
or him/her self

Ahh, OK. I have no idea how it works here, never looked into it. Only pyro thing I can claim is occasionally getting to be a pyromaniac legally - doing controlled fuel reduction burns before the fire season for people. Later in the season, I'm putting the fires out. :)

Good luck. I have one to restore myself. :)

is it a 2 or 2 E ... I would be more then happy to put the service manual somewhere for you to grab ( 270 ish pages)

It's a 2.

if you would like a copy send me a email , and I will put it on one of
my servers for you

Easier said than done, you might need to send a prompter. Email is on a separate machine (because it runs a lot better on Linux than Windows), and I'm now in the time limited part of my week, so little time to fire it up.


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Daryl Stout wrote to VK3JED <=-

@VIA: TBOLT
Tony,

Nice. :) This time of year, there is a high risk of fireworks cancelled
because of high fire risk.

We got some beneficial rain last night (along with some freezing rain and thunder)...but if we have a dry spring, they'll ban the fireworks
here as well...as they did one year.

Here, there's 2 levels. Firstly, there is the fire danger period (FDP). This is the time of year, when it is considered fires are most likely to start, and restrictions are applied - the most well known one is no burning off without a permit. Breaking that law can ead to a big fine or even 12 months jail. However, this generally doesn't affect fireworks displays, provided appropriate safety measures are taken - the area is suitably cleared, a supply of water is available, etc. The duration of the FDP depends on the exact local government area, but around here, it typically runs from late November or the first Monday in December until mid March to sometime in April.

However, on days when the fire danger is particularly high, due to weather conditions forecast, a Total Fire Ban (TFB) is declared, which basically means no fires outside, some other high risk activities are also prohibited, and it is highly recommended anything else high risk be put off until another day. On these days, fireworks displays are usually cancelled. TFB days can and have been declared outside of the FDP, though the majority are declared during the FDP.


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Tony,

Here, there's 2 levels. Firstly, there is the fire danger period (FDP). Thi V>is the time of year, when it is considered fires are most likely to start, an V>restrictions are applied - the most well known one is no burning off without V>permit. Breaking that law can ead to a big fine or even 12 months jail.

The Arkansas Forestry Commission issues the Fire Danger Status map
(Low, Moderate, High, or Extreme)...but it's up to the local County
Judges Offices (75 of them, 1 per county) to issue and rescind "burn
bans". I believe that there is a deal, where for every fire company that
is dispatched to fight a fire, that is determined to have started on
your property, you have to pay a hefty fine...I think it's well over
$1000 per company, and it may be more.

However, this generally doesn't affect fireworks displays, provided appropria V>safety measures are taken - the area is suitably cleared, a supply of water i V>available, etc. The duration of the FDP depends on the exact local governmen V>area, but around here, it typically runs from late November or the first Mond V>in December until mid March to sometime in April.

Our wettest months of the year are usually March through May, when we
have our spring tornado season. But, in the fall, we get a second severe weather season, and that sometimes comes from the remnants of a
landfalling hurricane.

However, on days when the fire danger is particularly high, due to weather V>conditions forecast, a Total Fire Ban (TFB) is declared, which basically mean V>no fires outside, some other high risk activities are also prohibited, and it V>is highly recommended anything else high risk be put off until another day. V>these days, fireworks displays are usually cancelled. TFB days can and have V>been declared outside of the FDP, though the majority are declared during the V>FDP.

They usually issue a Fire Weather Watch, if there's a potential for a
Red Flag Warning to be issued. The criteria is rainfall deficiency, low relative humidity, and gusty winds, both at the surface and aloft, which transport down to the surface.

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Daryl Stout wrote to VK3JED <=-

The Arkansas Forestry Commission issues the Fire Danger Status map
(Low, Moderate, High, or Extreme)...but it's up to the local County

Haha, our fire danger ratings are:

Low/Moderate
High
Very High
Severe
Extreme
Code Red (or in other words, off the charts).

We don't even make much of a fuss until it gets to severe, that's the usual threshold for TBF declarations.

Judges Offices (75 of them, 1 per county) to issue and rescind "burn bans". I believe that there is a deal, where for every fire company
that is dispatched to fight a fire, that is determined to have started
on your property, you have to pay a hefty fine...I think it's well over $1000 per company, and it may be more.

We have the benefit of everything being administered statewide. :)

Our wettest months of the year are usually March through May, when we have our spring tornado season. But, in the fall, we get a second
severe weather season, and that sometimes comes from the remnants of a landfalling hurricane.

May - October are the wettest time of year here, and it's usually lots of little bits of rainfall.

They usually issue a Fire Weather Watch, if there's a potential for a Red Flag Warning to be issued. The criteria is rainfall deficiency, low

Here, a Red Flag Warning is never seen by the public, that's a fireground warning that important safety information is being transmitted and must be acknowledged (typical for things like changes in weather conditions that can affect fire behaviour).

relative humidity, and gusty winds, both at the surface and aloft,
which transport down to the surface.

We use a scale called the Macarthur Fire Danger Index, which takes into account temperature, humidity, wind speed, as well as recent rainfall patterns (drought index). I have ben trained in calculating the FDI in the firld.

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LOL


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Hi Daryl!

31 Jan 2018 17:11, from Daryl Stout -> RICHARD:

I had to change my SSH port again to a bizarre one.
I'm having a bunch of hackers try to get in, so I'm constantly
updating the ip.can file.

That is completely normal.
Just use a strong password, and add fail2ban to your system, and you are fine. No need to go to a nonstandard port.

CU, Ricsi

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I had to change my SSH port again to a bizarre one.
I'm having a bunch of hackers try to get in, so I'm constantly
updating the ip.can file.

That is completely normal.
Just use a strong password, and add fail2ban to your system, and you are fin RM>No need to go to a nonstandard port.

I ended up zapping the SSH port altogether. I never heard of the
fail2ban utility (I run Synchronet).

Daryl

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Daryl Stout wrote to RICHARD MENEDETTER <=-

I ended up zapping the SSH port altogether. I never heard of the fail2ban utility (I run Synchronet).

It's a well known Linux utility that analyses logfiles and adds IPs where failed login attempts come from (according to set criteria) to the system's firewall. Understandable you haven't heard of it, since you run Windows.

However, newer versions of Synchronet have similar capabilities natively.


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Hi Daryl!

05 Apr 2018 17:39, from Daryl Stout -> RICHARD MENEDETTER:

I ended up zapping the SSH port altogether.

You killed your BSS completely?
I cannot believe that anybody is still using telnet in 2018!

I never heard of the fail2ban utility (I run Synchronet).

fail2ban is a simple utility that monitors logs, and puts offending IPs into the firewall (ban) for a certain amount of time.
Very handy.

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You killed your BSS completely?
I cannot believe that anybody is still using telnet in 2018!

I killed the SSH -- the rest of the logon options are still available.

fail2ban is a simple utility that monitors logs, and puts offending IPs into RM>the firewall (ban) for a certain amount of time.

I'm running Windows...I may be wrong, but thought I was told that
fail2ban is for Linux.

If I see an IP that repeatedly connects with no response...or an IP
that gets a TEMPORARY BAN on it (unless it's a user who forgot their
password), that IP goes permanently into the IP deal.

Plus, the SSH deals and bots were tying up the nodes where no one else
could connect. I felt it wasn't worth the hassle.

Daryl

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Hi Daryl!

13 Apr 2018 17:23, from Daryl Stout -> RICHARD MENEDETTER:

You killed your BBS completely?
I cannot believe that anybody is still using telnet in 2018!

I killed the SSH -- the rest of the logon options are still
available.

What other secure logon options exist that are suitable to be used in 2018?
;)

We each have our opinions ... so do not let my bubbling stop you ;)
I just get massive stomach cramps when I think that somebody is willing to connect some unencrypted login means to the public internet of 2018 ...

fail2ban is a simple utility that monitors logs, and puts offending
IPs into the firewall (ban) for a certain amount of time.

I'm running Windows...I may be wrong, but thought I was told that fail2ban is for Linux.

It is a pretty generic script.
It parses text logfiles for certain regular expressions, and fires off a command when it triggers.
You can optionally execute a second command a specified time later.
(Usually used to ban and unban IPs from the firewall.)

So it will work on most operating systems.
Windows is indeed not one of them where it will work, so it is not useful for you, sadly.

If I see an IP that repeatedly connects with no response...or an IP
that gets a TEMPORARY BAN on it (unless it's a user who forgot their password), that IP goes permanently into the IP deal.

In todays Internet (where IPv6 is still not the dominant protocol) many people have dynamic IPs.
Permanently banning an IP, because it misbehaved once is a bit too strict for me.

Plus, the SSH deals and bots were tying up the nodes where no one
else could connect.

You have 65535 ports available.
They can tie up many ports without you even noticing. (Unless you are using faulty software with memory leaks or artificial limitations on the SSH sessions. But in that case simply stop using faulty software!)
They are constantly connecting to me SSH port as well, so what, as long as they
do not have your password, and your password is sufficiently complex that they
cannot guess or brute force it, then what is the harm?

CU, Ricsi

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Richard Menedetter wrote to Daryl Stout <=-

What other secure logon options exist that are suitable to be used in 2018? ;)

We each have our opinions ... so do not let my bubbling stop you ;)
I just get massive stomach cramps when I think that somebody is willing
to connect some unencrypted login means to the public internet of 2018
...

I've had people more likely to ask if SSH is available. :)

In todays Internet (where IPv6 is still not the dominant protocol) many people have dynamic IPs.
Permanently banning an IP, because it misbehaved once is a bit too
strict for me.

I agree, timed bans make more sense.

Plus, the SSH deals and bots were tying up the nodes where no one
else could connect.

You have 65535 ports available.
They can tie up many ports without you even noticing. (Unless you are using faulty software with memory leaks or artificial limitations on
the SSH sessions. But in that case simply stop using faulty software!) They are constantly connecting to me SSH port as well, so what, as long
as they
do not have your password, and your password is sufficiently complex
that they
cannot guess or brute force it, then what is the harm?

All they do is fill up my logs. :D


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