[Cialug] Mediacom and Qwest IPs

[Josh More]

That's not possible with the technology being used, and we're sadly
stuck with this technology until mid 2009.

Good idea though.  It's weak on proxies, but my current solution is
pretty weak as well, so they're comparable.





-Josh More, RHCE, CISSP, NCLP, GIAC 
 morej at alliancetechnologies.net 
 515-245-7701

>>> <jrnosee at gmail.com> 12/09/08 4:14 PM >>>
What about using geolocation to check IPs?

On Tue, Dec 9, 2008 at 3:33 PM, Josh More
<morej at alliancetechnologies.net>wrote:

> It's never going to be perfect, we know.  There are mitigating factors
> that I cannot discuss on a public list.  We're really just going for
> something that provides real security with a minimal interruption to
> operations.  It's a difficult balance, but it should be possible if we
> accept a somewhat fuzzy definition of "done".
>
> Luckily, wireless is not a consideration for this one.  (whew!)
>
>
>
> -Josh More, RHCE, CISSP, NCLP, GIAC
>  morej at alliancetechnologies.net
>  515-245-7701
>
> >>> "Jeffrey Ollie" <jeff at ocjtech.us> 12/09/08 3:24 PM >>>
> On Tue, Dec 9, 2008 at 2:59 PM, Josh More
> <morej at alliancetechnologies.net> wrote:
> > Does anyone on this list happen to have a handy reference for the
> > Internet IP addresses that Mediacom and Qwest assign to consumers in
> > Iowa?  I need to secure a client to the best extent feasible. 
They're
> > Iowa-only and we need to block out specifically people from other
> > countries (I know, I know).
> >
> > I'm thinking it would be easier to do allow the majority of local
ISPs
> > and deny everything else, rather than trying to build a blacklist
from
> > ARIN.
>
> I hope you're charging this client an nice hourly rate becuase this is
> going to be a difficult, if not impossible task.  (Personally I'd say
> it's pointless, but it's their money I guess).
>
> Don't forget about "ISPs" like the ICN, U of I, and Iowa State.
>
> And what about wireless providers like Verizon, US Cellular, etc.?
>
> Might be worth looking into the various geolocation databases out
there.
>
> --
> Jeff Ollie
>
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> I thought, wouldn't it be much worse if life were fair, and all the
> terrible things that happen to us come because we actually deserve
> them? So, now I take great comfort in the general hostility and
> unfairness of the universe."
>
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