[cobalt-security] MAC Addresses changed,Qube3

[Bruno Schneuwly <cobalt@xxxxxxxxxx>]

I tried to install the Adaptive Firewall (again). The installation seems to
have worked, but when I try to activate the license information, I get the
message, that the license does not fit the hardware. As I already had the
firewall working before I had to do a full restore from the CD (Qube 3
Basic, OS 6.2) , I tried first with the saved original license data: no luck.

I believe to have traced down the problem to a faulty MAC Address
information somewhere in the System, as shown below in the system
information: product name, serial numbers are as originally, but the MAC
Addresses both have changed to the SAME number.

System Status:
The system seems to work allright, but I'm very irritated by these MAC
Addresses and not being able to install the Adaptive Firewall. And I fear,
I'm sitting on a hacked system now!?

All patches have been applied to the system in the sequence as they have
been announced by blueLink or by cobalt-announce. A list of the installed
software is appended.

Non-standard software: ssh-package from pkg.cobalt.com and adaptive firewall.
The last kernel-update (Qube3-All-Kernel-2.0.1-2.216C28III    3.0) was
annonced only by BlueLink

Before I do a full CD restore and all the many patches (as there is now
updated restore CD after OS 6.2) again: Do you have an explanation for this
MAC-Address change? 

Many thanks in advance

B.Schneuwly


BAD SYSTEM INFORMATION: 

  System Information 
  Product Name   Cobalt Qube 3  
  Product Serial Number   3301CW0481828  
  Hardware Serial Number   59000007c5cb6101  
  Primary Interface MAC Address   08:00:17:59:20:00           was
originally 00:10:E0:04:61:C8
  Secondary Interface MAC Address  08:00:17:59:20:00        was originally
00:10:E0:04:61:C7
 
 Hard Disk Size (GB)   8.8  
 
 Memory Size (MB)   32  
 
INSTALLED SOFTWARE: (without some long descriptions)
 
Installed Software List 
 20 Entries 
 
   Name   Version   Vendor   Description   Uninstall  
 
 Cobalt OS    6.2    Cobalt Networks
 Qube 3 User Manual    1.0    Cobalt Networks    Qube 3 Traditional Chinese
User Manual     
 Qube 3 User Manual    1.0    Cobalt Networks    Qube 3 French User Manual  
 Qube 3 User Manual    1.0    Cobalt Networks    Qube 3 Simplified Chinese
User Manual  
 Qube 3 User Manual    1.0    Cobalt Networks    Qube 3 German User Manual  
 Qube 3 User Manual    1.0    Cobalt Netowrks    Qube 3 English User Manual  
 Qube 3 User Manual    1.0    Cobalt Networks    Qube 3 Spanish User Manual  
 Qube3 All System 1.0.1-9819    1.0    Sun ... Products    rpm update  
 Qube3-All-Kernel-2.0.1-2.216C28III    3.0    Sun ... Products    Kernel
Update for i386 products  
 Qube3-All-Security-2.0.1-10108    1.0    Cobalt    Proftpd 1.2.2rc1C2
Update  
 Qube3-All-Security-2.0.1-10260    1.0    Cobalt    Samba 2.0.9 Update  
 Qube3-All-Security-2.0.1-10269    1.0    Sun ... Products    Anonymous FTP
settings lost on reboot  
 Qube3-All-Security-2.0.1-10602    1.0    Sun Cobalt    Apache 1.3.20
Update        
 Qube3-All-Security-2.0.1-10628    1.0    Cobalt    Poprelayd 2.0-5 Update  
 Qube3-All-Security-2.0.1-10750    1.0    Sun Cobalt    Telnet Daemon Update  
 Qube3-ml-Security-2.0.1-10626    1.0    Sun ... Products    Webmail URL
Security Fix  
 Qube3-ml-System-2.0.1-8766    1.0    Sun ... Products    This patch fixes
a problem with how the DNS rec... 
 Qube3-ml-System-2.0.2-10448    1.0    Cobalt Networks    This OS Update
adds Chinese to the Qube.  
 Secure Shell    1.4    Sun Cobalt    This package provides secure access
... with openssh 2.9p2.  
 Sun Cobalt Adaptive Firewall    1.6-6    Sun Microsystems, Inc.    A
high-performance firewall for the Qube 3. ...  
 20 Entries