[ale] Strange diald trigger

[Stephan Uphoff]

Verify the netmask of the offending Win98 box.

If the netmask is right try to catch the offending packets from you router

/usr/sbin/tcpdump -s 1500 -x -vv host <IP_Address_of_Win98_Box>

or if it is sending out too many local packets try to listen only on the
outbound (ppp0?) interface of the router.

/usr/sbin/tcpdump -i ppp0 -s 1500 -x -vv host <IP_Address_of_Win98_Box>

	Stephan



PS: Thanks for the theories below - made me smile before the second cup of 
coffee :-)


> Pure poetry...  the vivid imagery brought tears to my eyes:)
> 
> On Mon, 5 Jul 1999, Jim Kinney wrote:
> 
> > It's the new and improved Windows 98
> > Bill-owns-interest-in-most-bandwidth-providers networking upgrade. It
> > automatically sends a registry update to Redmond to inform them of any
> > status change in your system. This allows for (fee-based contract only)
> > monitoring of Windows 98 machines for bootleg software in realtime. It
> > also notifies the mothership, er, ah, Bill's lair, I mean, Redmond of the
> > presence of any rogue (competing) software. It will allow for the
> > automatic
> > retrival of updates to ward off offending programs. This new feature is
> > called Very Intrusive Redmond Update System, or VIRUS for short. The user
> > never needs to interact with this management software. In fact, the user
> > is not allowed to interact at all with this. Future upgrades will include
> > the interface for the biometric identification system, Practically
> > Automatic Centralized Emergency Marketing And Kinetic Energy Replacer, or
> > PACEMAKER. The interconnection protocol for this is called Basic
> > Interactive Lightspeed Lockup, BILL for short. Eventually, all Windows 98
> > users will be able to interface their PACEMAKER with a VIRUS and fully
> > experience the power of BILL.
> > 
> > Bwahahahahaha :)
> > 
> > James Kinney M.S.Physics		jkinney at teller.physics.emory.edu
> > Educational Technology Specialist	404-727-4734
> > Department of Physics Emory University	http://teller.physics.emory.edu
> > 
> > On Mon, 5 Jul 1999, Gary S. Mackay wrote:
> > 
> > > Does anyone know what a Win98 box would be sending out every half hour that
> > > triggers diald? I have working just fine for NT, Win98 and a Win95 box. I
> > > recently added another win98 box and to the best of my knowledge, it is
> > > configured just like the rest. But, while it is powered on, diald triggers
> > > every half hour. Turn it off, and diald only triggers when I want it to. I've
> > > compared all the settings, hosts file, etc. between it and the rest of the
> > > boxes and can not find any difference. What else could it be?
> > > 
> > > - Gary
> > > 
> > > 
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> > 
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