Author Topic: WCS (Read 58371 times)

Gooner · « **Reply #60 on:** November 21, 2005, 12:00:10 am »

Hey guys, just to let ya know each time i use the wsc "string" version and start a log it gives a runtime error and closes!
any ideas as to why?
thx all

Galactic Overlord · « **Reply #61 on:** November 21, 2005, 05:29:58 am »

It is a bug in his program....

Gooner · « **Reply #62 on:** November 21, 2005, 07:20:51 pm »

thx GOverlord, hope he sorts it out soon

and many thx as u seem to be helping me a lot with metis too

Gooner · « **Reply #63 on:** November 22, 2005, 01:12:13 am »

Right just to add to the string version problem, iv now noticed when i use it after a while it sends my cpu usage to 100%....and i freeze solid!
any reason as to why this is happening??
gone bk to the original km version and no probs so far

t.A.T.u. · « **Reply #64 on:** November 22, 2005, 03:57:29 pm »

hello,

i use WCS 1.7.1-F under linux and i want to know if i must change the hosts file for the peer cache server ???

nylly444 · « **Reply #65 on:** November 22, 2005, 04:38:24 pm »

No, it works without changing the hosts file

(running wcs with WINE on debian - till I find out how to do otherwise, hehe)

GhostShip · « **Reply #66 on:** December 10, 2005, 09:00:35 pm »

New release folks to fix a problem that was noticed.

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Latest News

I was just given details of a security vulnerability in WCS, first one that actually was a real bug!

Unfortunately the timing couldn't have been worse, I am not at home and so I have had to use some offsite backups to try and release a fix.

1.7.2 has been released (via auto update) that should fix the vulnerability, although I don't have the stuff here to test it, It should be fixed but I am waiting for someone to come back with confirmation either way so I can either email the fix to myself and incorporate it in to my copy of WCS when I get home, or have another try tomorrow...

Oh, and I just re-enabled the website to make it easier to get to the help pages etc, I was planning on bringing it back online with a new design, but I just never got around to doing it... lazy me!

Cheers KM

String · « **Reply #67 on:** December 10, 2005, 11:53:57 pm »

Well i have to apologize for what has happened to Josh and other people but believe me it wasn't me.

Unfortunately this crash tool has spread as it was wrongly in my shared folder (Lol). I have noticed that someone had downloaded it from me and so i have informed KM about the bug and him quickly has fixed it.

If you want i can give you my IP.

This bug is only WCS related and i'm not telling you about any other bug.

GhostShip · « **Reply #68 on:** December 11, 2005, 08:07:56 am »

Its ok String I already checked that it wasnt you

Thank you for making sure KM had the Info about the vunerability.

GhostShip · « **Reply #69 on:** December 21, 2005, 12:23:49 am »

Great news folks a new WCS has arrived in time for Xmas !!

http://www.kingmacro.net/software/winmx/

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WCS 1.7.3 has been released, first real WCS update for a while .

Anyway, changes in WCS 1.7.3:
+ Added a limit to the number of invalid passwords a user can try.
+ Added a reload button to it.
+ Added a new option to the config file AllowMulti= to let you set how many connections WCS will allow from the same IP Address at once. (Default is 3)

As usual, restart WCS and it'll auto-update to 1.7.3

Sounds Good to me

, Cheers KM

Gooner · « **Reply #70 on:** December 21, 2005, 12:26:37 am »

KM ur a start, many thx for this update

Gooner · « **Reply #71 on:** December 21, 2005, 01:48:49 am »

ok now iv done the update(a couple of times to check) but it seems the default is set to 3 from the same ip..... but there is no where to change that in the configs!!!
hope this is sorted quickly cos my room is nackered with out my bots in it!!

Gooner · « **Reply #72 on:** December 21, 2005, 02:24:25 am »

ok scrub that last post, i just typed in
AllowMulti=and the number i needed ,
and it seemed to work then

tried the too many attempts at lloggin in... worked a treat ty KM

nylly444 · « **Reply #73 on:** December 27, 2005, 11:21:31 pm »

I've had some problems with this latest version of wcs

After running several days suddenly some people weren't able to join the room anymore - me included.
Suddenly people were blocked for no apparent reasons, sometimes a reload of the config file helps, but not always. I had to disconnect and get a new ip (thank god for a dynamic ip, hehe) to get back into the room - no idea why I was blocked, the banlist was clean.
I restarted the room now and tried entering/parting several times and all seems back to normal - will keep you posted if it happens again...

Oh, we're using this latest version of wcs (1.7.3 via auto-update) on a linux debian server under wine, dunno if it matters...

nylly444 · « **Reply #74 on:** December 31, 2005, 10:17:19 pm »

Same thing again after 3 days - ip's getting blocked for seemingly no apparent reason, restarting the room and all is fine - is it linux or does somebody else have the same problems?

KM · « **Reply #75 on:** January 01, 2006, 12:13:57 am »

WCS will block an IP Address if it keeps trying to repeatedly join the channel over and over again to protect from attack, joining from a different IP Address will reset it and let you back in again if that's what you mean...

nylly444 · « **Reply #76 on:** January 01, 2006, 02:43:18 am »

Well, how long will it block it then?
And why only after a few days?

People trying to rejoin the room, sometimes after hours, simply can't get in.
I know it blocks after several tries, but we've never had this problem before, it only started happening with this most recent version and after a couple of days.
Maybe the number of identical ip's in the room doesn't get updated or something and wcs *thinks* there's more than the limit after a while? (AllowMulti=5)
Anyway, I was just trying to find out if we're the only ones with that problem or if others are experiencing similar issues.
If so, maybe in a future version the ip's could be cleared with a reload or something?

nylly444 · « **Reply #77 on:** January 02, 2006, 07:13:11 pm »

Same thing again after 2 days I think it is - only this time even getting a new ip didn't let me in - several others couldn't join either for about 20 minutes.
I even tried from the server itself to get in, didn't work either...
Then I was able to get in again and restarted the room.

KM · « **Reply #78 on:** January 02, 2006, 07:33:58 pm »

the automatic ban should only apply to the last connected IP Address, ie. if the last few connection attempts were your IP Address then it blocks you, once someone else tries to connect that would effectively reset it, sounds like it could be something else

i noticed when hosting under wine it occasionally blocked everyone entering, no idea why, but it did seem to sort itself out on my server at least...