From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Sep 25 16:12:59 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2F0EA16A419 for ; Tue, 25 Sep 2007 16:12:59 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rsmith@xs4all.nl) Received: from smtp-vbr17.xs4all.nl (smtp-vbr17.xs4all.nl [194.109.24.37]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A722813C459 for ; Tue, 25 Sep 2007 16:12:58 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rsmith@xs4all.nl) Received: from slackbox.xs4all.nl (slackbox.xs4all.nl [213.84.242.160]) by smtp-vbr17.xs4all.nl (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id l8PGCvLb029032; Tue, 25 Sep 2007 18:12:57 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from rsmith@xs4all.nl) Received: by slackbox.xs4all.nl (Postfix, from userid 1001) id B0F55B854; Tue, 25 Sep 2007 18:12:56 +0200 (CEST) Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2007 18:12:56 +0200 From: Roland Smith To: Jerry Message-ID: <20070925161256.GA84763@slackbox.xs4all.nl> References: <20070924223330.GA33787@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="tKW2IUtsqtDRztdT" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20070924223330.GA33787@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> X-GPG-Fingerprint: 1A2B 477F 9970 BA3C 2914 B7CE 1277 EFB0 C321 A725 X-GPG-Key: http://www.xs4all.nl/~rsmith/pubkey.txt X-GPG-Notice: If this message is not signed, don't assume I sent it! User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.16 (2007-06-09) X-Virus-Scanned: by XS4ALL Virus Scanner Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Software Lojack X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2007 16:12:59 -0000 --tKW2IUtsqtDRztdT Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Mon, Sep 24, 2007 at 06:33:30PM -0400, Jerry wrote: > Hi All, >=20 > I am wondering if there is already written (in the ports) some utility=20 > that would either periodically and/or on boot up, take note of if the > machine is connected to the net and if so, send some information to a > configured address giving some basic information such as date/time > and the network address where it is connected. =20 You could write a shell-script that does this and run it as a cron(8) job. > The intent would be to put this in laptops/notebooks belonging to an > organization/business to track where they were, especially if they > were stolen. I know, if they got in to the hands of professional > theft ring, the first thing they would do is wipe them, but it could > help track them otherwise. Since most windows users wouldn't have a clue what to do with a FreeBSD machine, I think _every_ laptop would be wiped. To secure your laptops and mitigate the consequences of theft there are several things you can do; - Encrypt the /home partitions. This will not prevent theft but will reduce the chance of your data falling into the wrong hands. - Make frequent backups to prevent data loss. - Glue engraved labels to the machine, e.g. to the lid where it can't be removed without damaging the LCD screen. This might make the machine less desirable to a stolen goods dealer. Roland --=20 R.F.Smith http://www.xs4all.nl/~rsmith/ [plain text _non-HTML_ PGP/GnuPG encrypted/signed email much appreciated] pgp: 1A2B 477F 9970 BA3C 2914 B7CE 1277 EFB0 C321 A725 (KeyID: C321A725) --tKW2IUtsqtDRztdT Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.4 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFG+TOIEnfvsMMhpyURAqDOAJ9aZrcp7gAhylV/tqi95yYF25uwMQCfQ+ei EgEHP36+pDx7pa9zf5at9Y4= =+SaF -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --tKW2IUtsqtDRztdT--