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Date:      Sat, 8 Jul 2000 20:58:16 -0400 (EDT)
From:      Matt Heckaman <matt@ARPA.MAIL.NET>
To:        "David W. DeTinne" <dave@allunix.com>
Cc:        freebsd-isp@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: port 113(hack attack?)
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.21.0007082057350.52428-100000@epsilon.lucida.qc.ca>
In-Reply-To: <200007081646540580.0158100A@web4.allunix.com>

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Read this URL:

http://www.robertgraham.com/pubs/firewall-seen.html

That's just a simple identd request, not harmful.

Matt

On Sat, 8 Jul 2000, David W. DeTinne wrote:
: 
: I have log_in_vain set in my rc.conf file. Ever since doing this
: I have witnessed
: all sorts of connection attempts to port 113, here are some
: examples;
: Connection attempt to TCP 24.11.229.88:113 from
: 216.190.128.200:2132
: Connection attempt to TCP 24.11.229.88:113 from
: 216.190.128.200:2133
: Connection attempt to TCP 24.11.229.88:113 from
: 130.236.254.50:61744
: Connection attempt to TCP 24.11.229.88:113 from
: 130.236.254.50:61746
: Connection attempt to TCP 24.11.229.88:113 from
: 131.220.43.1:3056
: Connection attempt to TCP 24.11.229.88:113 from
: 216.190.128.200:2211
: Connection attempt to TCP 24.11.229.88:113 from
: 216.190.128.200:2228
: Connection attempt to TCP 24.11.229.88:113 from
: 216.190.128.200:2229
: Connection attempt to TCP 24.11.229.88:113 from
: 216.190.128.200:2234
: Connection attempt to TCP 24.11.229.88:113 from
: 216.190.128.200:2250
: Connection attempt to TCP 24.11.229.88:113 from
: 209.161.0.33:2966
: Connection attempt to TCP 24.11.229.88:113 from
: 203.178.141.212:4723
: The /etc/services file states that port 113 is used for a
: Authentication Service?
: My question is, what is happening here, is someone trying to
: access my system or is this normal? 
: Thank You,
: David DeTinne
: 
: 

* Matt Heckaman   - mailto:matt@lucida.qc.ca  http://www.lucida.qc.ca/ *
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