I got a Windows 2000 Advanced Server, and my mate has Debian 3 installed as a server, and hes boasting that it can out handle my setup, log into my server with no authorisation, map hdd with no problems. etc etc... basically hes says hes the bollox with his Debian, should i be worried? can u ppl give me some backgroup about this software, any help would be thankful. oh and we are both on the same network in the same building thxs

He sounds full of it. He is just trying be cool with his *nix box. Maybe he is a cracker or script kiddie - in that case block his server's IP address.

His box is more capable in that it is more stable and he has a lot more software at his disposal(The advantage of Linux) . He is probably just running his mouth. If you are practicing good security measures then you should be OK. If you have a good firewall setup You should be able to tell if he is scanning your ports etc. I agree with anonproxy just block his IP and forget about it. Good Luck Ron

Some background on this software? You're running Windows 2000 Advanced Server and you are not even vaguely familiar with a little something called Linux? Get on the net and do some searching, looking for something that starts out by saying "Linus Torvalds began creating Linux in 1991 while a student at the University of Helsinki.....". It's hard to believe that someone who is running a server OS today doesn't even know about Linux. Maybe if you were informed, you'd have made a better choice in operating systems.

I am teaching myself MCSA, so i would like to know as much info as possible to put in my little mind, so any info counts, hence this forum. How do i block IP then in win2k? thanks

I think, that if you see a little to your left side in this page, there is a section that says Windows 2000 (you might have to scroll up to see it). Go there and ask those questions there. I know win2000 too, but this forum is for Linux :D

C'mon people, stop abusing the guy. He came here for answers. Abagezzer, it's my experience that Linux is more stable and has better server apps. In fact I wouldn't even try to use windows as a server because because of that and the fact that you get Linux for free. That doesn't mean that you can necessarily use it to break into Windows servers. Hell if his Linux server isn't configured correctly you can break into it from your Windows box. Tell your mate to go pack sand.