Date: Fri, 3 Aug 2001 11:35:11 +0200 From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?R=E9mi_Guyomarch?= <rguyom@pobox.com> To: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Bridge? Message-ID: <20010803113511.A49580@diabolic-cow.chatgris.net> In-Reply-To: <3B69300A.3EC4C67E@home.com>; from tsikora@home.com on Thu, Aug 02, 2001 at 06:48:42AM -0400 References: <3B69300A.3EC4C67E@home.com>
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On Thu, Aug 02, 2001 at 06:48:42AM -0400, Ted Sikora wrote: > I have stable on both cable and dsl. The following message (rpc.statd: > invalid hostname to sm_stat: ^X÷ÿ¿^X÷ÿ¿^) > has been a mainstay in stable for some time. I have 2 nic cards in the > machines. Do I need the 'options BRIDGE' in the kernel? I just set up a > firewall and that did not eliminate the messages. Someone is trying the Linux rpc.statd remote root exploit on your machine. AFAIK it's harmless on your FreeBSD box. If you have implemented a firewall, be sure to use the "default-deny" method (ie deny everything and only let pass the things you actually use). I bet you don't want to provide NFS services to everyone on the earth... -- Rémi To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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