Re: Scanning whole network?

the problem being that you then have one point of failure.

What happens if the server running that one bopm splits? the rest of 
your network is *unprotected*.

What happens if that single bopm crashes (ive seen bopm crash before)... 
yet again, whole network unprotected

What happens if someone hammers your network with a LOT of proxies, that 
one server generates possibly enough traffic that it uses up all its 
FD's that you allocated for bopm. Once it reaches the FD limit, it 
allows anything. Yet again, whole network unprotected... im sure you get 
the idea ;-)

Brain

Lubomir Radev wrote:
> good for you then, you might want to try that guy's reverse resolving 
> remote NICKs bopm "serv" ;)
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joao Pinto" <[email protected]>
> To: "Lubomir Radev" <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 07, 2005 12:47 PM
> Subject: Re: [bopm] Scanning whole network?
> 
> 
>> Hi,
>> I don't know whats your meaning for "decently-sized", it can tell you 
>> a opm scanner with a single process can handle a 10k avg online users 
>> network (assuming you have any decent hardware with a decent network 
>> connection).
>>
>> Best regards,
>>
>> João Luís Marques Pinto
>> PTlink IRC Network
>> http://www.pt-link.net
>> PTlink IRC Software
>> http://software.pt-link.net
>>
>>
>>
>> Lubomir Radev wrote:
>>
>>> reverse resolving on each remote NICK? not really feasible on any 
>>> decently-sized network
>>>
>>> remote bopm scan is easily implemented with a trivial ircd patch and 
>>> bopm patch that has already been posted on this list couple of months 
>>> ago
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "ongeboren" <[email protected]>
>>> To: "Andy Smith" <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>
>>> Sent: Wednesday, September 07, 2005 5:46 AM
>>> Subject: Re: [bopm] Scanning whole network?
>>>
>>>
>>>> Unreal.. uhh, lots of people don't use unreal. Maybe
>>>> it will be a good idea to finally link to this:
>>>> http://unborn.ludost.net/bopmserv/ from the bopm home
>>>> page/faq, as this is the only one hybrid compatible
>>>> server that could be used in big production networks
>>>> to redirect connection notices to one or many bopm
>>>> bots.
>>>>
>>>> --- Andy Smith <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On Mon, Aug 29, 2005 at 01:26:10AM -0600, Name 141
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>> > is it possible to scan the whole network insted of
>>>>> one shell?  I am
>>>>> > using Unreal 3.2.3 , i told the bot to use the +s
>>>>> +cF snomasks, but it
>>>>> > only seems to scan one shell.  Is it possible to
>>>>> add 2 connexregex's ?
>>>>> >  or what do i need to do to scan the whole network
>>>>> ?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> http://wiki.blitzed.org/BOPM/FAQ#Using_Unreal_for_proxy_scanning_a_whole_network 
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
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