> > From: "Joshua Gimer" <jgimer at gmail.com> > Date: 2006/06/13 Tue AM 08:39:36 EDT > To: "CentOS mailing list" <centos at centos.org> > Subject: Re: [CentOS] Changing from dynamic ip to static ip > > IPADDR=71.30.117.2 > NETMASK=255.255.255.252 > NETWORK=71.30.117.0 <http://71.30.117.0/30> > GATEWAY=71.30.117.1 > > Add this to your /etc/sysconfig/networking/devices/ifcfg-eth0 > And take out > > BOOTPROTO=dhcp Great! Thanks, Eddie > > On 6/13/06, Thomas E Dukes <edukes at alltel.net> wrote: > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: centos-bounces at centos.org > > > [mailto:centos-bounces at centos.org] On Behalf Of William L. Maltby > > > Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2006 7:41 AM > > > To: CentOS General List > > > Subject: Re: [CentOS] Changing from dynamic ip to static ip > > > > > > On Mon, 2006-06-12 at 18:53 -0400, Thomas E Dukes wrote: > > > > Hello, > > > > > > > > I have been on a dynamic ip for about 5 years and have just > > > upgraded > > > > to a static ip. > > > <snip> > > > > > > I almost didn't mention it because it's so common a concern > > > now, but just in case. > > > > > > Static IP gives attackers a lot more leeway in their attempts > > > to penetrate. Be sure your firewall (from ISP and iptables on CentOS > > > machine) are now appropriate for your situation. With port 80 > > > open, make sure your server stuff is kept up-to-date with > > > security fixes. Make sure all services not needed are > > > disabled. TCP wrappers (hosts.deny and > > > hosts.allow) are up to snuff. > > > > Hi Bill, > > > > Thanks, > > > > Yes, I have a firewall setup and also use denyhosts and fail2ban. > > > > Thanks > > > > > > HTH > > > -- > > > Bill > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > CentOS mailing list > > CentOS at centos.org > > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > > > > > > -- > Thx > Joshua Gimer > > -------------- next part -------------- _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS at centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos