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Old 05-19-2019, 04:21 AM   #16
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Well, I just checked and this third device is another cellphone of mine I connected to the Wi-Fi network a few days ago. What's still a mystery to me is how my linux install is getting the router's hostname (and what could this mean regarding the access to my linux install).
 
Old 05-21-2019, 09:38 AM   #17
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Well, I checked and the "DESKTOP-P5JSNTM" hostname is from a previous Windows install in this laptop. For some weird reason, the router picked it up and assigned it to my linux install. Maybe it's due to not manually setting a hostname to my Linux install? I thought it was automatically set up during installation

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Old 05-21-2019, 09:42 AM   #18
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So, as I mentioned, there was a technical explanation for all of this and you were not being "hacked" by your ISP.

Host name on your Linux box depends on which disto.

Glad you got this resolved!
 
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Old 05-21-2019, 09:56 AM   #19
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Yes, I guess that was it. Anyway, I don't need to set up a hostname, so I'll leave it like that.

Thanks for your help!
 
Old 06-29-2019, 08:01 AM   #20
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What does the DHCP lease table/list look like in your router? What puzzles me is that Linux picks up a host name but your router does not. What type of PC do you have, laptop?
Code:
netstat -a
on my box (albeit FreeBSD) only returns my host name. I ask about your PC because if it is a laptop, it more than likely used to be Windows. Perhaps there is a name in the BIOS/UEFI that is getting picked up. Grasping at straws there.

Have you set a host name in your Linux box?

The LEAST likely explanation is that your ISP hacked you. That's is about as likely as winning the lotto. An individual at the ISP may have, but that is also unlikely. If you are a criminal and are under surveillance, that is also a possibility but you haven't mentioned whether you are criminal Corporations could care less about individuals. There are 2 other possible scenarios but out of respect, I will not mention them.

Likely scenarios are going to be technical: someone is on your network, or there is some sort of host name somehow tied to your PC that you are unaware of.
Hi again,

Well it definitely IS my ISP. It's a long story, but there where serious privacy and security issues with my previous ISP, and a psychopathic employee from my previous ISP kept using my current ISP to install malware on my system for reasons I don't know (probably the only explanation is that they're just a psychopath who has something against me for reasons that are not worth mentioning here)... Believe me, it did happen; these are serious crimes, but this guy broke all the laws he could... There are criminals everywhere.

Anyway, could you please explain what are these 2 other scenarios, so I can have a better picture of what may be happening here?
 
Old 06-29-2019, 11:38 AM   #21
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Oh lord again with this?

If you already know what's happening, namely that the hostname of a previous install was assigned to a Linux box with the same IP address, what else is there to figure out?
 
Old 06-29-2019, 12:07 PM   #22
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Two thoughts:
Set a hostname.
use
Code:
netstat -an
so you see IP addresses instead of hostnames.
 
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Old 06-29-2019, 01:12 PM   #23
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Two thoughts:
Set a hostname.
use
Code:
netstat -an
so you see IP addresses instead of hostnames.
Thank you for this. I just tried it on Windows and it returned some IP addresses (normal connections, I guess). It's useful to know this in case I need it again in the future.

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Oh lord again with this?

If you already know what's happening, namely that the hostname of a previous install was assigned to a Linux box with the same IP address, what else is there to figure out?
Well, no, I'm not completely sure what was happening since this doesn't usually happen on Linux. And YES, there WERE MANY security and privacy incidents with my previous ISP. You have no clue what happened. This might be a hostname from a previous install, but this doesn't use to happen on Linux AND it's happening randomly.
 
  


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