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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=4>Vol. 8, No. 28<SPAN
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=4>8-7-08</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=4>1 Protocol layers
and DNS<SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1">
</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=4>2 Hey Dad, how
does…?<SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=4>3 MS says Vista
doesn’t suck, DNS flaw is worse than thought, Firefox still rolling, airborne
wireless</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=4>4 Fresh visit to an
old favorite</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=4>Last week we talked
about the socket layer and how your communication to the network originates
there.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>This generates your message,
as in email or IM, or your request for a Web page, which is then passed to the
protocol layer.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>When this happens
it actually goes through a double layer.</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
size=4> <o:p></o:p></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=4>The protocol is made
up of a higher layer, or Transmission Control Protocol, which takes the message
and breaks it into chunks called packets.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>These packets pass through the lower level, or IP, to the next
destination.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>This may be a computer
on your network or the server at your ISP.</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
size=4> <o:p></o:p></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=4>So TCP breaks it
into chunks and sends through IP, which figures out the address to send the
packets to.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Together they are
called TCP/IP.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>On the far end the
receiving computer makes a note of the IP layer address and the TCP layer
rebuilds the packets into a whole.</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
size=4> <o:p></o:p></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=4>As an example, let’s
say you want to send a component stereo system to a friend.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>That’s a really large box (Winsock
message).<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>You ask your friend at
the local retail PO box store (TCP) to take care of handling it.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>He breaks the system down to receiver,
CD deck, EQ and speakers and packs it in separate boxes.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>He then calls the UPS guy (IP) to come
get them.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>He figures out the
routing, addresses them and sends them on their way.</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
size=4> <o:p></o:p></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=4>On the far end UPS
delivers to the destination, where the component system is rebuilt into a
complete stereo.</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
size=4> <o:p></o:p></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=4>Now there are
protocol layers higher than TCP, such as the web (HTTP), file transfer (FTP) and
email (POP and SMTP), but in the end they all have to transit through TCP/IP so
why confuse things?</FONT></P>
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size=4> <o:p></o:p></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=4>There are no direct
exploits of the protocol layer that I’m aware of at this time, but it may be
vulnerable to a direct attack of some sort.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>This is where a software firewall comes
into play.</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
size=4> <o:p></o:p></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=4>I’ve always felt
that the firewall offered by a router was enough but of late things have gotten
dangerous enough for me to switch gears and say go ahead and get one.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Just don’t permanently block anything
until you can determine what it actually is.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Most modern firewalls are preconfigured
for at least core Windows files but many other critical programs need access so
always ask.</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
size=4> <o:p></o:p></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=4>The same idea can be
applied to DNS, which is the next step in the chain.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>All messages and requests for access
beyond the ISP require the process to be repeated, sometimes many times
over.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The Internet is huge and may
need to pass the message through multiple servers to the destination, rebuilding
and refragmenting it at every stop.</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
size=4> <o:p></o:p></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=4>The “Yellow Pages”
book used for all this traffic is called DNS (Domain Name System), which acts
like a phonebook for the addresses for these hops through the system.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Each step has to look up the next
address and, once delivered it gets passed along until it arrives at the
destination.</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
size=4> <o:p></o:p></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=4>Once there the
process starts all over again, heading back the other way and being rebuilt and
broken down at each stop.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>This
delivers the contents of a website back to your browser, or in the case of a
message flags it as sent.</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
size=4> <o:p></o:p></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=4>This is a bit of a
stretch but it works as an analogy.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>Let’s say the stereo system is actually sent out to be reviewed by
multiple people.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>After UPS delivers
it to the first person they use it for a couple of days, then break it down and
send it on to the next in line.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>They have the name of the next person but not the address, so they
consult the phone book.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Once they
have the address, out it goes neatly boxed up in multiples packages.</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
size=4> <o:p></o:p></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=4>As I said, it’s a
stretch but you can see where I’m going.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>DNS is the most important part of the Internet because it’s the
repository of all knowledge.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>DNS is
made up of 13 core servers scattered around the world, with most ISPs and many
independent agencies hosting mirrors.</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT size=4>
</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=4>These are currently
the weak points in the chain that keeps you connected to the
Internet.</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
size=4> <o:p></o:p></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=4>There’s a flaw in
the DNS protocol that allows a hacker to basically hijack the address of any
given website and direct it somewhere else.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>This is called DNS poisoning and amounts
to someone ripping out a page of the phonebook and replacing it with one listing
all bogus numbers.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Most ISPs have
patched this problem but some, like AT&T, are dragging their heels (as I
mentioned last week).</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
size=4> <o:p></o:p></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=4>Eventually they will
all patch their DNS servers but I would still strongly suggest the Netcraft
Toolbar that I mentioned last week.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>It’s not perfect, as no security precaution is, but it’s a
start.</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
size=4> <o:p></o:p></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=4>That’s enough for
this week; hopefully you could make sense of my ramblings.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>As I told an emailer, it’s only going to
get more complicated.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT size=4></FONT></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=4>Kevin Mefford,
Editor</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><A
href="mailto:pcguru@microdome.net"><FONT
size=4>pcguru@microdome.net</FONT></A></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=4>Terry
Wise</FONT></P>
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href="http://www.ratland.com/"><FONT size=4>www.ratland.com</FONT></A></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=4><SPAN><FONT
size=5><STRONG>Tech News of the Week</STRONG></FONT> </SPAN></FONT></P>
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size=4> <o:p></o:p></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=4>Deserved or not, the
Windows Vista operating system from </FONT><A
title="More information about Microsoft Corp"
href="http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/business/companies/microsoft_corporation/index.html?inline=nyt-org"><FONT
size=4>Microsoft</FONT></A><FONT size=4> gets a bad rap. But the company's
recent effort to repair Vista's reputation did not win any rave reviews either
(tip o' the hat to team member Carmine for sending me this
one):<BR><BR></FONT><A
href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/04/technology/04vista.html?_r=1&th&emc=th&oref=slogin"><FONT
color=#800080
size=4>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/04/technology/04vista.html?_r=1&th&emc=th&oref=slogin</FONT></A><BR><BR><FONT
size=4>Security researcher Dan Kaminsky Wednesday revealed details on the DNS
vulnerability he discovered earlier this year, suggesting its potential impact
is far more serious than just about anyone realized:<BR><BR></FONT><A
href="http://www.crn.com/security/209903975"><FONT
size=4>http://www.crn.com/security/209903975</FONT></A><BR><BR><FONT
size=4>Firefox 3 still has that new browser smell, but that's not stopping the
Mozilla Foundation from planning ahead for its next major move:<BR><BR></FONT><A
href="http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,2327333,00.asp"><FONT
size=4>http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,2327333,00.asp</FONT></A><BR><BR><FONT
size=4>Wireless Internet access is about to move out of coffee shops and airport
lounges and into airplanes:<BR><BR></FONT><A
href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/05/AR2008080501793.html?hpid=sec-tech"><FONT
size=4>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/05/AR2008080501793.html?hpid=sec-tech</FONT></A><BR><BR><FONT
size=4>Copy us on the good stuff!</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=4>Matthew
Dattilo</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><A
href="mailto:thepcgurus@gmail.com"><FONT
size=4>thepcgurus@gmail.com</FONT></A><FONT size=4> </FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><A
href="http://www.mattstodayinhistory.com/"><FONT
size=4>www.mattstodayinhistory.com</FONT></A></P>
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<H1 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=5>Download of the Week</FONT></H1>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt"><FONT size=4>If you're constantly connected
to the Web, your PC is especially vulnerable to hacker attacks. Checkpoint's
free ZoneAlarm firewall can give you some protection. It blocks attacks from the
outside and guards against dangers that originate within your PC as well,
preventing Internet-bound applications from opening ports into your system.
ZoneAlarm also makes a digital fingerprint of authorized apps so that Trojan
horses can't slip by, masquerading as trusted programs.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>For added privacy controls, such as ad
blocking and cookie management, consider buying the Pro version (firewall and
anti-spyware).<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>This firewall is
easy to use and provides the extra layer of protection with the router firewall
that Kevin mentions.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Get the free
version here: <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt"><FONT
size=4> <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt"><A href="http://tinyurl.com/5tfdex"><FONT
size=4>http://tinyurl.com/5tfdex</FONT></A><FONT
size=4>.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt"><FONT
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt"><FONT size=4>Carlita
Lupino<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt"><A href="mailto:Cards57@gmail.com"><FONT
size=4>Cards57@gmail.com</FONT></A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=4>Q:<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>I know it is best to set up user's with
less than administor rights and to log in with one of those especiallly when
going on the internet. How do I do that? I have XP home on my home desktop and
Windows 2000 Pro on my laptop. Thanks for all you do.</FONT></P>
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style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Actually, it's
pretty easy. Click Start and go to Control Panel (or Settings/Control
Panel, depending on how you have the menu set up) and open User Accounts.
You may have to click Switch to Classic View in the upper left corner
of Control Panel in order to find it.</SPAN></FONT></P>
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size=4>Once in User Accounts click Create a new account, name the user and set
the account to Limited. Click the Create Account button and you're
done.</FONT></SPAN></P>
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size=4>That's in XP, 2000 may be a little different but my 2K box is otherwise
occupied so I can't check. It'll be similar anyway.</FONT></SPAN></P>
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