[nzlug] Server B***s-up SOLVED

[Andrew Bruce]

I was also going to suggest something like this, although not in quite 
such a nice way.

There is especially no way anyone should ever connect a router that has 
been connected to a network through some other device directly to the 
network, unless they have been told to do so.  It should be obvious to 
any even slightly tech person that the device in the middle is probably 
there for a bloody good reason. 

In this case, if the tech was contracted, it makes it even worse, as 
they should never have even touched the piece of equipment - and then 
blaming the issues on something they know nothing about makes them look 
worse and shows little understanding of your network setup.  If you 
don't know what it is/does, then ask or don't touch it.

Bypassing a firewall by doing what they did is just silly and 
dangerous.  Even worse would have been if he had pulled the same trick 
at somewhere like a bank, or anywhere else that holds a lot of private 
customer data.

Andrew


tich at clad.co.nz wrote:
> If I were you I would write a letter of complaint to the company he 
> works for. He shouldn't be rewiring your network and shouldn't be 
> bypassing devices.
>
>
> Michael Adams wrote:
>> On Mon, 05 May 2008 20:39:43 +1200
>> Michael Adams wrote:
>>
>>
>> High paid tech-guy had unplugged the modem(router) from the back of the
>> IPCop box and plugged it straight into the switch. It was offering DNS
>> on 10.X.X.X to all and sundry and IPCop was still offering DNS on
>> 192.168.0.X.
>>
>> Of course once he'd rewired the network to his specs he was blaming the
>> IPCop box for all the ill's.
>>
>> His issue was he couldn't access windows RDP through the IPCop box so he
>> bypassed it the stoopid way.
>>
>> He told my manager that I had a stupid wiring system misconnected.
>>
>> Saga number 2 is beginning but i'll make that a seperate post as this
>> one is solved.
>>
>>   
>
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