Not as likely as it would be if you had a permanent connection to
the net, but still possible.
regards,
Dave.
> How likely is this when your running over ppp to an isp?
> > The attack we had came from outside our lan and was traced to an isp's
> > customer in another state.
> > > I don't think that's the case as this is a home system with only 3
users,
> > > 4 if you include root.
> > > > While you're at it, check to see if you have any new user's you
don't
> > > > know about. I've seen a server break-in where the first clue was
the
> > > > TERM being set to dumb. The /bin/login file had been changed and
the
> > > > cracked version set the TERM that way.
> > > > Hope it's not the case.
> > > > > > It must have done something. When I set vt100 as terminal type,
that
> > > > > > problem goes away, but then my arrow keys don't work properly.
> > > > > > It is a plain text console.
> > > > > The consoles should be of type 'linux', which I understand is
pretty
> > > > > close to vt100, but not quite. Is that not their default setting?
> > > > > Also, perhaps you should verify the integrity of the termcap
package
> > > > > (rpm -V termcap)
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