Re: More on the DDoS Attack

[Matthew Sullivan <matthew () sorbs net>]

Sean Donelan wrote:

> On Fri, 5 Sep 2003, Eric Gauthier wrote:
>  
>
> > the registration process, we scan each computer.  If we catch something,
> > we force them to run a list of patching/cleaning tools before we allow the
> > system to be registered.  By Wednesday at 5pm, we'd stopped 3,400 computers
> >    
>
> Where you able to obtain redistribution licenses from the vendors, such as
> Microsoft, to distribute the patches to your students?  Or did your
> restricted VLAN allow them enough access to the Internet to download the
> tools directly from the vendor's web sites?
>  
Does that not come with the SUS server (for Microsoft patches)?

/ Mat

(You gotta love that acronym)