Dhclient is actually a DHCP client. If you're on an Ethernet network, you probably need a DHCP client to get an IP address, unless you have a static IP. Ryan On Mon, 28 Mar 2005, Jude DaShiell wrote: > I used chkrootkit -q and found a packet sniffer on this system. So decided > to do something about it. First I ran unlink dhclient <cr> and that removed > the PACKET SNIFFER dhclient[865] from the system according to chkrootkit -q > when once run again. Interestingly chkrootkit reports a packet sniffer as > deleted once this is done rather than being silent. Then I took the system > off line by disconnecting the ehternet cable from the computer and rebooted > it. I ran chkrootkit -q again and silence was all that came back. Okay no > more packet sniffer, so while the system is still offline let's change all > the passwords to new strong passwords then run pwconv on them. Other things > I'm sure will still require a system reinstallation but packet sniffers can > at least be handled relatively easily. By the way, I'm living quite close to > a military base which is a very major target of foreign intelligence so > expect more packet sniffers will be on this system shortly. At least now I > have a procedure for dealing with them and I'll be running chkrootkit more > frequently too. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >
