PAISD Technology Office

Teacher ? Student Basketball Game

leif@paisd.net — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:50:54 GMT

Teachers beat the PAHS students at their own game. What fun.

DLC Initial training scheduled

leif@paisd.net — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 19:24:24 GMT

Date: Fri, 5 Mar 2010 10:53:27 -0600 (CST)
From: Leif Johnson
To: PAISD ADMINISTRATION
Cc: Kate Williams , tclark@paisd.net, Peter Barello
Subject: Port Aransas ISD - Remote System Training

---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Fri, 5 Mar 2010 10:32:26 -0600
From: Mike Motycka
To: Leif Johnson , "jeff@paisd.net" ,
"penny@paisd.net" ,
"ereaves@paisd.net" ,
Justin Hubbard ,
Robert Vaughn ,
Gregg Bitter
Subject: Port Aransas ISD - Remote System Training

When: Tuesday, March 09, 2010 8:15 AM-9:00 AM (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada).
Where: 866.855.9609 x5437142#

Note: The GMT offset above does not reflect daylight saving time adjustments.

*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

This time is allotted for a remote training session between Port Aransas ISD and SKC. SKC will be providing training on the Touchpanel, video functions and help setting up the directory. Additional questions will be answered as needed. Video testing can also occur during this time.

Response to OTS

leif@paisd.net — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 19:09:07 GMT

On 2010-02-17 11:07, Leif Johnson wrote:

Sirs:

The IP address is that of our Barracuda Web Filter supporting all three campuses here at Port Aransas ISD.

I scanned the logs looking for the offending workstation. It is likely that the infected PC was cleaned upon reboot as we run Deep Freeze on most of the student workstations. I also updated the firmware on the Barracuda. Please share any additional information with me if available. Thank you.

Sincerely,
Leif Johnson
(361) 749-1200 x. 316

Abuse@TheNet

leif@paisd.net — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 16:22:18 GMT

Name: barra-410.port-aransas.k12.tx.us
Address: 206.76.144.100

Please investigate for possible compromise. Thank you.

--
abuse@the.net
The University of Texas System Office of Telecommunication Services

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: [REN-ISAC] ** Notification - bots **
Date: Tue, 16 Feb 2010 04:24:13 -0500
From: soc@ren-isac.net
To: tech-contact@ots.utsystem.edu
CC: soc@ren-isac.net,

Greetings,

The host(s) listed at the bottom of this message have been identified as
likely bot infected. The specific type of bot infection may or may not
be known.

If a source port is identified below, this is the source port used by
the infected machine to contact a miscreant server.

Please examine this machine for signs of break-in. Should you feel
you've received this report in error, please let us know.

All times are -0000 (UTC)

IP Address Timestamp
----------------------------------------
206.76.144.100 2010-02-15.19:23:13-0000 SrcPort:TCP/60291
MalwareType:Torpig

In order for the REN-ISAC to learn how we can best aid the
education community with network security matters we'd greatly
appreciate hearing back from you regarding action on this incident
and how, if at all, this information proved useful.

Research and Education Networking ISAC
http://www.ren-isac.net
24x7 Watch Desk: +1(317)278-6630, ren-isac@ren-isac.net

Secondary DNS for APISD

leif@paisd.net — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 14:46:21 GMT

Date: Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:33:52 -0600
From: Carlos Gonzales
To: leif@paisd.net
Subject: Fwd: DNS: aransas-pass.k12.tx.us, and 16.213.198.in-addr.arpa
Parts/Attachments:
1 Shown 40 lines Text (charset: UTF-8)
2 Shown 7.9 KB Message, "Re: DNS: aransas-pass.k12.tx.us, and 16.213.198.in-addr.arpa"
2.1 Shown 164 lines Text
---------------------------------------
Leif,

OTS reports the following two corrections
to our dns problem. Our primary name
server's IP is 198.213.16.3 for
aransas-pass.k12.tx.us zone and
16.213.198.in-addr.arpa zone. He lists your
servers as amberjack.port-aransas.k12.tx.us
and mobydick.port-aransas.k12.tx.us.

Thanks Leif for your all help.

Carlos

2) Both DNS secondary name servers at Port Aransas show outdated SOA serial number for aransas-pass.k12.tx.us zone. Work with the Port Aransas ISD technical contact, as needed, to assure correct zone transfer from 198.213.16.3 to both 206.76.144.5 amberjack.port-aransas.k12.tx.us, and 206.76.144.3
mobydick.port-aransas.k12.tx.us. Fixing number (1) above may automatically fix number (2).

(3) Both DNS secondary name servers at Port Aransas show outdated SOA serial number for 16.213.198.in-addr.arpa zone. Work with the Port Aransas ISD contact, as needed, to assure correct zone transfer from 198.213.16.3 to both 206.76.144.5 amberjack.port-aransas.k12.tx.us, and 206.76.144.3 mobydick.port-aransas.k12.tx.us. Fixing number (1) above may automatically fix number (3).

New District Phone System

leif@paisd.net — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 16:23:52 GMT

We have a new Avaya phone system for the district up and running.
The guys from CenturyLink are sorting out a few bugs and getting the phones in the correct places. But it looks like a good system so far. We got about 100 new phones.

SFTP subsystem requests: 14 Time(s)

leif@paisd.net — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 14:43:19 GMT

SFTP subsystem requests: 14 Time(s)

**Unmatched Entries**
pam_succeed_if(sshd:auth): error retrieving information about user murray : 2 time(s) PAM 1 more authentication failure; logname= uid=0 euid=0 tty=ssh ruser= rhost=10.250.1.190 : 1 time(s)

---------------------- SSHD End -------------------------

--------------------- Disk Space Begin ------------------------

Filesystem Size Used Avail Use%
/dev/mapper/VolGroup00-LogVol00 287G 49G 224G 18% /
/dev/sda1 99M 15M 79M 16% /boot

---------------------- Disk Space End -------------------------

###################### Logwatch End #########################

South Jetty Article by Leif Johnson

leif@paisd.net — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 14:18:18 GMT

South Jetty Article
by Leif Johnson DUE DATE FEB 4, 2010
PAISD Technology Coordinator

We've made some great strides in technology at PAISD over the last year.

Certainly you've had a chance to view the new district web site. The site is now hosted remotely and each department and every classroom teacher can add the relevant content to their respective sites. We are putting in a new digital phone system with the expert help of CenturyLink that will include voice over IP phones and a state of the art infrastructure for the future.

We have been able to put 100 netbooks in the hands of students since May. This enhances student access to educational resources enables them to produce higher quality work. We are putting in a videoconferencing system that will not only allow our students greater curriculum offerings to a variety of remote classes offered, but our staff, too, will be able to access a wealth of training opportunities available via this new connection.

In addition to our new network design and filtering devices to protect our kids from the harms of excessive SPAM and inappropriate web targets we've been able to purchase and install new electronic whiteboards and portable teaching slates at the elementary and middle schools.

There are other new advances as well. We have setup new systems called Special Education Manager
and Eduphoria. Each of these streamlines the administrative processes of running an exemplary school system such as ours.

Much of the funding for these improvements came from the support of our board and administration and the gracious efforts of the Port Aransas Education Foundation. These improvements are keeping Port Aransas ISD riding the crest of the wave above most other districts in the State of Texas.

Letter From El Salvador

leif@paisd.net — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 14:52:43 GMT

Leif

I want to get the correspondence up and running again. I got a high school kid in my community to write a letter. He has basic english skills so if you want to write a letter back in english he will understand more or less.

Saludos,

Matt Stringer

Cantón Tijeretas Torola. Martes 12 de Enero del 2010 Nombre: Juan Alonso Barahona Barahona. Vivo en Tijeretas junto a mis padres Alonso y Argelia y mis hermanos Israel, Ulises,Yoní, y Erick. Yo tengo un hermano que está estudiando agronomía en España con una beca. Me gusta mucho vivir con ellos. Mi padre es pastor y mi mama es también de la iglesia de aquí. Soy muy amigable con toda mi gente a la cual yo conozco y comparto mi vida. Tengo 17 años. Yo nací al fin de la guerra que existió en nuestro país que por cierto duro aproximadamente 12 años de lucha todo por la paz y la libertad ya que para ese tiempo existía la desigualdad y la falta de respeto para aquellas personas. Mi vida es un reto de lucha que estoy enfrentando. Estudio en el Complejo Educativo "Marcelino García Flamenco" en Tercer Año de Bachillerato. Mi escuela esta en Torola que queda unos 4Km de donde yo vivo. Yo sigo estudiando con esfuerzo y valentía a pesar de que los obstáculos que me enfrenten. He podido llegar hasta donde estoy por los consejos que mis padres me han dado y estoy muy agradecido con mis padres ya que han sido la fuerza orientadora para poder seguir adelante. Con sacrificios ya que somos una familia con escasos recursos económicos y que eso afecta mucho los deseos de querer superarse pero no pierdo las esperanzas de poder seguir adelante y poder lograr mi meta. Mi meta es lograr ser un licenciado o alguien que pueda tener la oportunidad de tener un trabajo para poder ayudar a mis queridos padres para que puedan sentirse orgullosos de mi y que puedan saber que el esfuerzo que ellos hagan por mi no sea en vano que de esos esfuerzos tengan su fruto un hijo dispuesto a todo. Quiero lograr ser alguien quien pueda ayudar a mi gente para poder tener una comunidad que sienta orgullo de mi y no tener discordias con nadie. Soy una persona humilde y muy respetuosa. Me gusta la convivencia y la paz con todos mis seres a quien. Yo aprecio mucho y siempre viven en mi corazón. Un saludo muy especial para todos aquellos que leen o escuchan estas palabras con mucho orgullo he escrito. Deseo que Dios todo poderoso los colme de muchas bendiciones amor y paz en cada uno de ustedes. ATT: Juan Alonso Barahona Barahona.

Thursday, January 21, 2010 8:10 AM

leif@paisd.net — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 14:44:55 GMT

----- Original Message ----- From: "Leif Johnson"
To: "HS Staff List"
Cc: "PAISD ADMINISTRATION"
Sent: Thursday, January 21, 2010 8:10 AM
Subject: Netbook Usage

> Dear Teachers:
>
If your students are having problems with connectivity using the Acer netbooks or are experiencing weak signal strength please let me know.
I can install a wireless access point right in your classroom if we need to. This issue can be resolved so if you are having problems please let me know.

Also, I did not have the funding last year to purchase Microsoft Office for each of these netbooks. We have installed Open Office and with just a small learning curve one can discover how to open, create, and save most MS Office documents. I'd be happy to conduct a training session for you on this if that is your pleasure.

But please, if you are having issues come to me or Jeff about them rather than allow your frustrations to grow. We are committed to providing the best support for all of your technology needs.

Sincerely,
Leif Johnson
(361) 749-1200 x. 316
http://blog.paisd.net

1 possible successful probe

leif@paisd.net — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 13:42:13 GMT

A total of 1 sites probed the server
89-46-111-32.ctrnet.ro

!!!! 1 possible successful probes
/index.php?d=../../../../../../../../../../../../proc/self/environ HTTP Response 200

Requests with error response codes
400 Bad Request
/index.php%3Fd%3D04%26m%3D01%26y%3D10& ... oc/self/environ: 1 Time(s)
/w00tw00t.at.ISC.SANS.DFind:): 2 Time(s)
401 Unauthorized
/db300/: 2 Time(s)
/db306/: 2 Time(s)
/db40/: 2 Time(s)
/db600/: 1 Time(s)
/db800/: 1 Time(s)

Network Note: Sunday

leif@paisd.net — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 18:30:40 GMT

UT System wide router upgrade

Message: Due to a security vulnerability released this week by Juniper, OTS will be upgrading the code on all of the UT System Network routers this coming
Sunday morning (10 January 2010). We apologize for the short notice.

TICKET: 3233 (Use this number for reference when contacting the OTS NOC about this problem)

START DATE/TIME: 8:00 AM Central Sunday, 10 January 2010
END DATE/TIME: 11:00 AM Central Sunday, 10 January 2010

Duration: 3 hours

Sites Affected: All routers in the UT System network, TX-BB, LEARN.
Customers Affected: All THENet, UT system network, and TX-BB customers.