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<div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">If anyone is going up to Rattlesnake or Capital PEAK, I have a very simple task I would like someone to perform on my behalf.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">On both sites, there was a problem with my remote AC power switch. I would like someone to take a new part to the site, and swap out the one that is there already. <br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">I have new switches ready to go.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Thanks.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Rob</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">K7QJ<br></div><div><br></div>
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On Saturday, March 6, 2021, 12:00:17 PM PST, psdr-request@hamwan.org <psdr-request@hamwan.org> wrote:
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Re: Rattlesnake DNR shack is down (Bart Kus)<br></div><div dir="ltr"> 2. Re: Rattlesnake DNR shack is down (Fred Moses)<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">----------------------------------------------------------------------<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Message: 1<br></div><div dir="ltr">Date: Sat, 6 Mar 2021 09:46:15 -0800<br></div><div dir="ltr">From: Bart Kus <<a href="mailto:me@bartk.us" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">me@bartk.us</a>><br></div><div dir="ltr">To: Puget Sound Data Ring <<a href="mailto:psdr@hamwan.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">psdr@hamwan.org</a>>, Stephen Kangas<br></div><div dir="ltr"> <<a href="mailto:stephen@kangas.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">stephen@kangas.com</a>>, <a href="mailto:netops@hamwan.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">netops@hamwan.org</a><br></div><div dir="ltr">Subject: Re: [HamWAN PSDR] Rattlesnake DNR shack is down<br></div><div dir="ltr">Message-ID: <<a href="mailto:1947e401-ede2-3fde-387d-8bdec70cf98c@bartk.us" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">1947e401-ede2-3fde-387d-8bdec70cf98c@bartk.us</a>><br></div><div dir="ltr">Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"; Format="flowed"<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Stephen and I went to visit Rattlesnake yesterday to figure out what's <br></div><div dir="ltr">wrong. The building had power, but the new UPS was powered off. Its <br></div><div dir="ltr">network control card had a light, indicating it was alive, just no <br></div><div dir="ltr">network to link to. I pulled the 120V plug, and a relay clicked but UPS <br></div><div dir="ltr">did not change state. I restored 120V power, and a relay clicked but <br></div><div dir="ltr">UPS did not change state. I unplugged/replugged the display, and it <br></div><div dir="ltr">flashed all LEDs and went back to indicating off state (no LEDs). <br></div><div dir="ltr">Finally I pressed power button and everything powered back up normally.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">I suspected the UPS software had been unintentionally set to stay <br></div><div dir="ltr">powered off after it ran out of battery juice, and then power was <br></div><div dir="ltr">restored. I checked the settings thoroughly, and everything looks like <br></div><div dir="ltr">it was set to tell the UPS to power back on after it had shut down from <br></div><div dir="ltr">battery exhaustion. Only a test will verify this is indeed working as <br></div><div dir="ltr">intended though.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">I started setting up event notification from the UPS and making sure our <br></div><div dir="ltr">management system can monitor it too, and noticed something really <br></div><div dir="ltr">weird. *The defaults in the UPS software apparently leave a <br></div><div dir="ltr">write-enabled SNMP account with the default credentials of "private", <br></div><div dir="ltr">with access allowed from anywhere (IP 0.0.0.0).* I'm now wondering if <br></div><div dir="ltr">someone intentionally sent an SNMP write command to some OID that told <br></div><div dir="ltr">the UPS to power off? Does anyone have experience with APC UPSes that <br></div><div dir="ltr">can verify these insane defaults and that there is some OID that can <br></div><div dir="ltr">command the UPS to power off?<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">SNMP write access has been disabled on both new UPSes now, and firewall <br></div><div dir="ltr">rules installed to prevent general internet access.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">--Bart<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">On 2/28/2021 3:37 PM, Bart Kus wrote:<br></div><div dir="ltr">> No, the DMR repeater is in the smaller shack, which has its own <br></div><div dir="ltr">> backbone feed from Baldi. That half of Rattlesnake is alive.<br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">> --Bart<br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">> On 2/28/2021 12:28 PM, Stephen Kangas wrote:<br></div><div dir="ltr">>> If the DNR shack had power out, wouldn't that also break the inet <br></div><div dir="ltr">>> link for the AF7PR DMR repeater inet linkage that is hard-wired from <br></div><div dir="ltr">>> the smaller secast shack? That repeater is still linked (just tested <br></div><div dir="ltr">>> it via Parrot).<br></div><div dir="ltr">>><br></div><div dir="ltr">>> Stephen W9SK<br></div><div dir="ltr">>><br></div><div dir="ltr">>><br></div><div dir="ltr">>> -----Original Message-----<br></div><div dir="ltr">>> From: PSDR <<a href="mailto:psdr-bounces@hamwan.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">psdr-bounces@hamwan.org</a>> On Behalf Of Bart Kus<br></div><div dir="ltr">>> Sent: Sunday, February 28, 2021 12:23 PM<br></div><div dir="ltr">>> To: <a href="mailto:netops@hamwan.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">netops@hamwan.org</a>; Puget Sound Data Ring <<a href="mailto:psdr@hamwan.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">psdr@hamwan.org</a>><br></div><div dir="ltr">>> Subject: [HamWAN PSDR] Rattlesnake DNR shack is down<br></div><div dir="ltr">>><br></div><div dir="ltr">>> It looks like the DNR building is completely without power. I tried <br></div><div dir="ltr">>> to check if UPS2.Rattlesnake was on battery, but the DHCP server is <br></div><div dir="ltr">>> in the DNR building so the UPS lost its lease. I'm about to head out <br></div><div dir="ltr">>> here for something else, but maybe someone can stand up a temporary <br></div><div dir="ltr">>> DHCP to get the UPS back online and check battery status.<br></div><div dir="ltr">>><br></div><div dir="ltr">>> --Bart<br></div><div dir="ltr">>><br></div><div dir="ltr">>> _______________________________________________<br></div><div dir="ltr">>> PSDR mailing list<br></div><div dir="ltr">>> <a href="mailto:PSDR@hamwan.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">PSDR@hamwan.org</a><br></div><div dir="ltr">>> <a href="http://mail.hamwan.net/mailman/listinfo/psdr" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://mail.hamwan.net/mailman/listinfo/psdr</a><br></div><div dir="ltr">>><br></div><div dir="ltr">>> _______________________________________________<br></div><div dir="ltr">>> PSDR mailing list<br></div><div dir="ltr">>> <a href="mailto:PSDR@hamwan.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">PSDR@hamwan.org</a><br></div><div dir="ltr">>> <a href="http://mail.hamwan.net/mailman/listinfo/psdr" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://mail.hamwan.net/mailman/listinfo/psdr</a><br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">-------------- next part --------------<br></div><div dir="ltr">An HTML attachment was scrubbed...<br></div><div dir="ltr">URL: <<a href="http://mail.hamwan.net/pipermail/psdr/attachments/20210306/b553bdc3/attachment-0001.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://mail.hamwan.net/pipermail/psdr/attachments/20210306/b553bdc3/attachment-0001.html</a>><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">------------------------------<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Message: 2<br></div><div dir="ltr">Date: Sat, 6 Mar 2021 12:51:23 -0500<br></div><div dir="ltr">From: Fred Moses <<a href="mailto:fred@moses.bz" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">fred@moses.bz</a>><br></div><div dir="ltr">To: Puget Sound Data Ring <<a href="mailto:psdr@hamwan.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">psdr@hamwan.org</a>><br></div><div dir="ltr">Cc: <a href="mailto:netops@hamwan.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">netops@hamwan.org</a><br></div><div dir="ltr">Subject: Re: [HamWAN PSDR] Rattlesnake DNR shack is down<br></div><div dir="ltr">Message-ID: <<a href="mailto:56958DB9-2A09-4272-A1DC-2F9E2886DD34@moses.bz" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">56958DB9-2A09-4272-A1DC-2F9E2886DD34@moses.bz</a>><br></div><div dir="ltr">Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Yes that is the default on those cards.. The CyberPower cards are set that way too. We change and then disable the read/write string as part of our setups. We also stick our UPS’s and PDU's in a management subnet for added fun.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">--<br></div><div dir="ltr">Fredric Moses - W8FSM - WQOG498<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">> On Mar 6, 2021, at 12:46 PM, Bart Kus <<a href="mailto:me@bartk.us" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">me@bartk.us</a>> wrote:<br></div><div dir="ltr">> <br></div><div dir="ltr">> Stephen and I went to visit Rattlesnake yesterday to figure out what's wrong. The building had power, but the new UPS was powered off. Its network control card had a light, indicating it was alive, just no network to link to. I pulled the 120V plug, and a relay clicked but UPS did not change state. I restored 120V power, and a relay clicked but UPS did not change state. I unplugged/replugged the display, and it flashed all LEDs and went back to indicating off state (no LEDs). Finally I pressed power button and everything powered back up normally.<br></div><div dir="ltr">> <br></div><div dir="ltr">> I suspected the UPS software had been unintentionally set to stay powered off after it ran out of battery juice, and then power was restored. I checked the settings thoroughly, and everything looks like it was set to tell the UPS to power back on after it had shut down from battery exhaustion. Only a test will verify this is indeed working as intended though.<br></div><div dir="ltr">> <br></div><div dir="ltr">> I started setting up event notification from the UPS and making sure our management system can monitor it too, and noticed something really weird. The defaults in the UPS software apparently leave a write-enabled SNMP account with the default credentials of "private", with access allowed from anywhere (IP 0.0.0.0). I'm now wondering if someone intentionally sent an SNMP write command to some OID that told the UPS to power off? Does anyone have experience with APC UPSes that can verify these insane defaults and that there is some OID that can command the UPS to power off?<br></div><div dir="ltr">> <br></div><div dir="ltr">> SNMP write access has been disabled on both new UPSes now, and firewall rules installed to prevent general internet access.<br></div><div dir="ltr">> <br></div><div dir="ltr">> --Bart<br></div><div dir="ltr">-------------- next part --------------<br></div><div dir="ltr">A non-text attachment was scrubbed...<br></div><div dir="ltr">Name: signature.asc<br></div><div dir="ltr">Type: application/pgp-signature<br></div><div dir="ltr">Size: 833 bytes<br></div><div dir="ltr">Desc: Message signed with OpenPGP<br></div><div dir="ltr">URL: <<a href="http://mail.hamwan.net/pipermail/psdr/attachments/20210306/3df09997/attachment-0001.sig" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://mail.hamwan.net/pipermail/psdr/attachments/20210306/3df09997/attachment-0001.sig</a>><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">------------------------------<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Subject: Digest Footer<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">_______________________________________________<br></div><div dir="ltr">PSDR mailing list<br></div><div dir="ltr"><a href="mailto:PSDR@hamwan.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">PSDR@hamwan.org</a><br></div><div dir="ltr"><a href="http://mail.hamwan.net/mailman/listinfo/psdr" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://mail.hamwan.net/mailman/listinfo/psdr</a><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">------------------------------<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">End of PSDR Digest, Vol 97, Issue 2<br></div><div dir="ltr">***********************************<br></div></div>
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