Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1998 01:00:12 -0500 From: Timothy J Luoma <public+FreeBSD@fdt.net> To: Willow <willow@tds.edu> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: tcpd Message-ID: <199811120600.BAA28141@ocalhost> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9811091702040.7148-100000@zeus.tds.edu> References: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9811091702040.7148-100000@zeus.tds.edu>
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Author: Willow <willow@tds.edu> Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1998 17:06:27 -0500 (EST) ID: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9811091702040.7148-100000@zeus.tds.edu> > After reconfiguring my /etc/inetd.conf file to make use of tcp_wrappers > (tcpd) I get the following every once and awhile in /var/log/messages and > to /dev/console: > > identd[pid]: warning: can't get client address: socket is not connected I believe this usually indicates you have been hit by a port-scanner that only opened the connection part-way so-as to avoid detection (ie you didn't get the remote IP, etc) TjL ps -- tcpdump often gets connections that tcpd does not, IME To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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