Bug 988974 - Current configuration causes serious APRS-IS problems
Summary: Current configuration causes serious APRS-IS problems
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Status: CLOSED EOL
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: aprsd
Version: 20
Hardware: Unspecified
OS: Unspecified
unspecified
urgent
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Lucian Langa
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2013-07-26 20:08 UTC by Gerry Creager
Modified: 2015-06-30 00:40 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

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Last Closed: 2015-06-30 00:40:36 UTC
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Description Gerry Creager 2013-07-26 20:08:39 UTC
Description of problem:
The current version has a callsign (KG4IJB-3) with a valid passcode configured in the default setup. This causes everyone who downloads and tries to use it, to connect to the servers with the same callsign but different IP addresses. The author of the server code, as well as the various server operators, have been attempting to counteract this but it's approaching the level of a DDoS attack on the network.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):


How reproducible:
Approximately 100%. 

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Download and install RPM
2. Fire off APRSD
3.

Actual results:
The RPM loads a default config. That config has the callsign (and -3 SSID) as well as a passcode. 

Expected results:
The default configuration should not have a valid callsign, nor anything resembling a valid passcode (should default to -1).

Additional info:

Comment 1 Fedora End Of Life 2013-09-16 16:48:58 UTC
This bug appears to have been reported against 'rawhide' during the Fedora 20 development cycle.
Changing version to '20'.

More information and reason for this action is here:
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/BugZappers/HouseKeeping/Fedora20

Comment 2 Fedora End Of Life 2015-05-29 09:13:26 UTC
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Comment 3 Fedora End Of Life 2015-06-30 00:40:36 UTC
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