[olug] to X or not to X (on a server)?

David Walker linux_user at grax.com
Mon May 12 18:26:07 UTC 2003


I'm old school when it comes to attacking.  I say make the script kiddies type 
in the command.

Of course it could be a legitimate sysadmin testing the network.

On Monday 12 May 2003 12:19 pm, Brian Wiese wrote:
> yeah, some people like something to point and click on. =) j/k
>
> From defcon 10 last year, phenoelit released a program to exploit hp
> networked printers, then also made a gui version where you just click
> buttons to attack printers.  He said basically the same thing above and I
> found it hilarious. =)
>
> http://www.defcon.org/html/defcon-10/defcon-10-speakers.html#phenoelit
> http://www.phenoelit.de/hp/
>
>
> On Mon, 12 May 2003 10:30:38 -0500 (CDT)
>
> "Eric Penne" <epenne at olug.org> wrote:
> |I can't stand menuconfig or just config.  Make xconfig is much less
> |confusing and easier to navigate for me.  Compiling a kernel on a machine
> |without is not for me.  I compile the kernel on a machine with X then
> |transfer it over.  I avoid menuconfig at all costs.
> |
> |Eric
> |
> |> try "make menuconfig" sometime (if you haven')... I find it much faster
> |> and easier.
> |>
> |> On Mon, 12 May 2003 07:35:52 -0500
> |>
> |> David Walker <linux_user at grax.com> wrote:
> |> |Since I don't like recompiling a kernel without "make xconfig",
> |> |I like to put just enough X on the server to redirect a display to
> |> |another machine, either through ssh or just setting
> |> |"DISPLAY=192.168.217.4:0"
>
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