Date: Mon, 06 Mar 2000 05:57:11 -0800 From: Cy Schubert <cy@uumail.gov.bc.ca> To: "Matthew McGehrin" <matthew@subnetmask.net> Cc: freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG, cy@cwsys.cwsent.com Subject: Re: (Fwd) Re: @Home Server Scanner? Message-ID: <200003061357.FAA07010@cwsys.cwsent.com> In-Reply-To: Message from "Matthew McGehrin" <matthew@subnetmask.net> of "Mon, 06 Mar 2000 01:25:21 EST." <20000306062523.819FF10F51@mail.reverse.net>
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In message <20000306062523.819FF10F51@mail.reverse.net>, "Matthew
McGehrin" wri
tes:
> On 2 Mar 00, at 7:39, Cy Schubert - ITSD Open Syste wrote:
>
> > In message <20000301113847.B37590@cc942873-a.ewndsr1.nj.home.com>,
> > "Crist J. Cl
> > ark" writes:
> > > I appear to be scanned regularly by an @Home host,
> > >
> > > Name: ops-scan.home.net
> > > Address: 24.0.94.130
> > with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message
>
> So deny the host in the access rules, and you never need to worry
> about @home looking for services ;)
Well duh.
Actually doing just that, blocking just their scans, might violate your
agreement with your cable company. I don't know about your agreement
but mine specifically states that I cannot run any services. Failure
to do so would mean revocation of service. Since I have no need to
offer any services to the Internet, as I use my @home connection to VPN
to work, I block all incoming traffic, then use a couple of tools
including Swatch 3. Swatch 3 which prints violations in various
colours. ops-scan.home.net is not a serious violator so I print them
out in blue, accidental violations, e.g. from work via VPN are in black
or white depending on the terminal, or just ignored, and violations I
should concern myself with are in red. Messages in my logs that I
consider priority one are red reverse video -- very noticiable.
Regards, Phone: (250)387-8437
Cy Schubert Fax: (250)387-5766
Team Leader, Sun/DEC Team Internet: Cy.Schubert@osg.gov.bc.ca
Open Systems Group, ITSD, ISTA
Province of BC
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