On Fri, 26 May 2000, Bill Moseley wrote:
I have a static IP, but nothing points to my machine yet (meaning DNS or any links). The only way people could find my IP address is by my mail or port scanning the network, I'd guess.
Anyway, I surprised how often my firewall rejects connections. I get quite a few telnet and ftp attempts (those are blocked not by the firewall, but with tcpwrappers which does a finger of them when they try to connect), but also for port 137 which is netbios ns.
Anyone know what people are trying when they try to connect to port 137?
Is this just a fact of life that everyday people try to access?
You will see spammers [both email and news] scanning for open email and newservers. Others are looking for machines to use to attack others. Some are just kids looking to prove they can. But most of the stuff I see is people trying to connect to game servers. If your machine can be used for somebody elses advantage it will be so just keep it locked up tight. Nick -- Nick Zentena "The Linux issue," Wladawsky-Berger explained, "is whether this is a fundamentally disruptive technology, like the microprocessor and the Internet? We're betting that it is." -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/