Comments on: Major DOS Attack Against DreamHost’s Nameservers http://blog.dreamhosters.com/2007/04/08/major-dos-attack-against-dreamhosts-nameservers/ Tips & Tricks for Dreamhosters Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:48:15 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Henrik http://blog.dreamhosters.com/2007/04/08/major-dos-attack-against-dreamhosts-nameservers/comment-page-1/#comment-7446 Henrik Thu, 12 Apr 2007 18:47:05 +0000 http://blog.dreamhosters.com/2007/04/08/major-dos-attack-against-dreamhosts-nameservers/#comment-7446 @Chad (nice country btw): What I mean is that when the branch has been deployed in their system and perhaps by other people in the same business (aka webhosts). It's not exactly the same thing (yeah, apples/pears) - but RHEL 4 caused issues for certain ISPs, to mention one thing. It is always nice to wait and see how it behaves in a test-environment before launching it live. No matter what piece of software it is. Then again; I might seriously need to reconsider that too! :) @Chad (nice country btw): What I mean is that when the branch has been deployed in their system and perhaps by other people in the same business (aka webhosts).

It’s not exactly the same thing (yeah, apples/pears) – but RHEL 4 caused issues for certain ISPs, to mention one thing.

It is always nice to wait and see how it behaves in a test-environment before launching it live. No matter what piece of software it is.

Then again; I might seriously need to reconsider that too! :)

]]> By: Chad http://blog.dreamhosters.com/2007/04/08/major-dos-attack-against-dreamhosts-nameservers/comment-page-1/#comment-7442 Chad Wed, 11 Apr 2007 14:14:51 +0000 http://blog.dreamhosters.com/2007/04/08/major-dos-attack-against-dreamhosts-nameservers/#comment-7442 @Henrik Did you just say that DreamHost should wait on updating Debian until the branch is more "mature". Do you seriously have any idea how long it takes for a release of Debian to be named "stable". The QA process is more in-depth and lengthly than any other Linux distro out there, including commercial vendors. @Henrik

Did you just say that DreamHost should wait on updating Debian until the branch is more “mature”.

Do you seriously have any idea how long it takes for a release of Debian to be named “stable”. The QA process is more in-depth and lengthly than any other Linux distro out there, including commercial vendors.

]]> By: Henrik http://blog.dreamhosters.com/2007/04/08/major-dos-attack-against-dreamhosts-nameservers/comment-page-1/#comment-7435 Henrik Tue, 10 Apr 2007 05:25:16 +0000 http://blog.dreamhosters.com/2007/04/08/major-dos-attack-against-dreamhosts-nameservers/#comment-7435 It is wise of Dreamhost to put the Debian update on hold until all is tested and the branch of Debian is "mature". It is wise of Dreamhost to put the Debian update on hold until all is tested and the branch of Debian is “mature”.

]]> By: Tim http://blog.dreamhosters.com/2007/04/08/major-dos-attack-against-dreamhosts-nameservers/comment-page-1/#comment-7434 Tim Sun, 08 Apr 2007 23:38:49 +0000 http://blog.dreamhosters.com/2007/04/08/major-dos-attack-against-dreamhosts-nameservers/#comment-7434 Thanks for the link. That was an interesting read about the Debian 3.1 roll out. Thanks for the link. That was an interesting read about the Debian 3.1 roll out.

]]> By: Unofficial DreamHost Blog http://blog.dreamhosters.com/2007/04/08/major-dos-attack-against-dreamhosts-nameservers/comment-page-1/#comment-7432 Unofficial DreamHost Blog Sun, 08 Apr 2007 18:10:04 +0000 http://blog.dreamhosters.com/2007/04/08/major-dos-attack-against-dreamhosts-nameservers/#comment-7432 Tim - I've no knowledge of DreamHost's plan to upgrade, but I think you can expect that it will at least take 2-3 months and probably more like 5-6 month before they will upgrade to the newest Debian. My assumption is based on the last major upgrade of Debian to version 3.1 (Sarge). I found an old thread in the forum http://forum.dreamhosters.com/beginners/24099-Debian-3.1-Release.htm where Jeff explains why an upgrade takes so long: - lots of testing required before upgrade - customers need to be notified before major server changes - upgrading 1000+ servers will take several weeks As an example was Debian Sarge released in June 2005. DreamHost started the roll out in <a href="http://blog.dreamhosters.com/kbase/index.cgi?area=3131" rel="nofollow">July</a>, had a 1/3 done by <a href="http://blog.dreamhosters.com/kbase/index.cgi?area=3145" rel="nofollow">August</a> and finished the roll out in <a href="http://blog.dreamhosters.com/kbase/index.cgi?area=3164" rel="nofollow">October</a>. Tim – I’ve no knowledge of DreamHost’s plan to upgrade, but I think you can expect that it will at least take 2-3 months and probably more like 5-6 month before they will upgrade to the newest Debian.

My assumption is based on the last major upgrade of Debian to version 3.1 (Sarge). I found an old thread in the forum http://forum.dreamhosters.com/beginners/24099-Debian-3.1-Release.htm where Jeff explains why an upgrade takes so long:
- lots of testing required before upgrade
- customers need to be notified before major server changes
- upgrading 1000+ servers will take several weeks

As an example was Debian Sarge released in June 2005. DreamHost started the roll out in July, had a 1/3 done by August and finished the roll out in October.

]]> By: Tim http://blog.dreamhosters.com/2007/04/08/major-dos-attack-against-dreamhosts-nameservers/comment-page-1/#comment-7431 Tim Sun, 08 Apr 2007 15:00:48 +0000 http://blog.dreamhosters.com/2007/04/08/major-dos-attack-against-dreamhosts-nameservers/#comment-7431 This is a little off topic, but I was curious if you knew when DreamHost plans to upgrade it's shared hosting environment to Debian 4. http://www.debian.org/News/2007/20070408 You have a great blog! This is a little off topic, but I was curious if you knew when DreamHost plans to upgrade it’s shared hosting environment to Debian 4.

http://www.debian.org/News/2007/20070408

You have a great blog!

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