Mailinglist Archive: opensuse-security (332 mails)

[Ben <willcu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Mon, 27 Sep 2004 23:45:01 -0800, John Andersen <jsa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>  
wrote:

> On Tuesday 28 September 2004 06:40 pm, Ben wrote:
> > Hello all
> >           I have a strange problem, I keep watch on a network belonging
> > to a non-profit org at which there are one hardware firewall (linksys)
> > that is a embedded linux (i think). The computers where logged off yet
> > i saw that three of the computers made a tcp connection to the net.
> > How is it possible to make this connection if the computers are logged  
> > off?
> > is this a fault with the firewall or is it possible for a logged off
> > computer
> > to make an outgoing connection?
> > Any suggestion's will be greatfully received
>
> Logged off, or Turned off?  Makes a big difference.
>
> Many nics nowdays are always hot, so that you can
> use wake-on-lan.  But they should not make an outgoing
> connection.


Um, Logged off, Can they do that while logged off?
Thankyou for your reply

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