Re: Problems during Woody install connected to x-surf

[Michel <mi...@da...>]

On Son, 2002-02-17 at 15:25, Andreas W=FCst wrote:

> Feb 17 ... (none) daemon.err dhclient-2.2.x: Make sure to set CONFIG_PACK=
ET=3Dy
> and CONFIG_FILTER=3Dy in your kernel configuration!
>=20
> Checking back with the 2.4.9 config file gave me CONFIG_PACKET=3Dm and
> CONFIG_FILTER=3Dy. Well, seems as packet is a module, but the woody insta=
ll
> manual tells me it should definitely by compiled into the kernel to have =
the
> kernel working as a boot-floppy kernel. May this be an idea for future ke=
rnel
> compilations to support installations over network for users with x-surf?

It is, I'll cook up new packages with this change.

This wasn't necessary when the boot-floppies used pump for DHCP.


> PPS: What about security during a network installation? Is there any chan=
ce to
> break into a system actually just installing, because there isn't any roo=
t
> pasword set so far? Or spoofing the download  files?

The Release file is signed, so if you worry about that, you can verify
the signature and then the package files with the MD5 sums in the
Release file.

> Or is there simply nothing where a bad guy could hook in?

I don't see where he could, with no services running.


PS: Pieter, as the head of a digest says, please change the subject when
following up.

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Earthling Michel D=E4nzer (MrCooper)/ Debian GNU/Linux (powerpc) developer
XFree86 and DRI project member   /  CS student, Free Software enthusiast